• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2014

Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the richest sources of flavonoids in human diet. Onion peel contains over 20 times more quercetin than onion flesh. In this study, we studied the effects of onion peel water extract (OPE) on the blood lipid profiles in mice. The onion peel extracts was extracted with hot water. The experimental groups were divided with 3 groups (n = 6) of ICR male mice: normal diet + distilled water (NC), high-fat diet + distilled water (HF), high-fat diet + onion peel water extract 20 mg/kg (OPE-20). The oral administration was conducted daily. The experimental period was 7 weeks. Onion peel water extract showed higher concentration of polyphenol gallic acid and anti-oxidant trolox equivalent than the ethanol extract. The body weight gain and food efficiency ratio was significantly lower in the OPE-20 group as compared with HF group (p < 0.05). The epididymal fat and retroperitoneal fat showed significantly lower weights and sizes in the OPE-20 group as compared with HF group (p < 0.05). The serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride were significantly lower in the OPE-20 group as compared with HF group (p < 0.05). The OPE-20 group showed higher HDL cholesterol concentration than HF group (p < 0.05). Atherogenic index was ignificantly lower in as compared with HF group (p < 0.05). The serum levels of glucose, GOT and GPT were significantly lower in the OPE-20 group as compared with HF group (p < 0.05). In these results, we suggests that onion peel water extracts supplementation can reduces the serum lipid components and improves the lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemic mice induced with a high-fat diet.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.364-368
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• 2014

양파가공부산물인 양파껍질을 이용하여 산업체에서 활용 가능한 추출공정으로 다양한 항산화활성 변화를 확인 하였다. 양파껍질 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 OPME-1에서 233.90 mg/g으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, DPPH법에 의한 항산화활성의 $IC_{50}$값은 OPMPE-1에서 1.15 mg/mL로 가장 높은 radical 소거활성을 나타났다. ABTS에 의한 총 항산화력은 OPM에서 432.78 mg AA eq/g으로 높은 항산화활성을 나타냈으며, 환원력은 OPMPE-1에서 1.69 $A_{700}$으로 높게 나타났고, ORAC 지수는 OPMPE-1에서 $318,509{\mu}M\;TE/mL$로 가장 높게 나타났다. 본 연구결과 실제 산업체에서 양파껍질 추출물을 제조할 때 활용 가능한 추출공정은 여러 번 반복 추출을 하는 것보다 1회 추출만 하는 공정이 항산화 활성 결과 기능성 식품소재 원료로 활용이 더 유리할 것으로 사료된다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.148-154
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• 2015

Onion (Allium cepa) is one of the flavonoids-rich materials in human diet and onion peel, which is the onion by-products, contains over 20 times more quercetin than the flesh. In this study, to examine the anti-inflammatory effects of onion peel hot water extract (OPHWE), the cell viability, nitric oxide (NO), pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interluekin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), and IL-$1{\beta}$, were measured using the murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 cells. The Balb/c mice were used for an in vivo acute toxicity test and ICR mice were used for measurement of inhibition effects of croton oil-induced mouse ear edema. As a result, NO levels decreased in a dose-dependent manner. The production of IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$, and IL-$1{\beta}$ was suppressed by 38%, 41%, and 34% respectively, compared with that of the LPS only group, without any cytotoxicity. The edema formation in the ICR mouse ear was also reduced compared to that in control. Moreover, there were no mortalities occurred in mice administered 5,000 mg/kg body weight of OPHWE. These results suggest that OPHWE has considerable anti-inflammatory activities and can be regarded as a potent candidate material to treat inflammatory diseases.