• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
• /
• v.52 no.4
• /
• pp.350-356
• /
• 2020

This study was conducted to investigate the antioxidant compounds and activities of Prunus yedoensis Matsumura bark (PYMB) ethanol extracts (EE) and various other fractions. Among them, the highest total phenol content was 496.80 mg gallic acid equivalent/g in the ethyl acetate fractions (EAF). The flavonoid contents were 7.26-265.52 rutin equivalent mg/g, with the EAF showing the highest levels. The highest proanthocyanidin content was determined to be 326.31 catechin equivalent mg/g in the EAF and the remaining values in descending order were as follows: n-butanol, ethanol, dichloromethane, water, and n-hexane. EAF exhibited the highest DPPH, ABTS⁺, superoxide^- radical scavenging activities, and reducing power, whereas the nitrite scavenging activities were the highest in the case of the EE. The n-hexane and water fraction antioxidant compounds and activities were lower than those of the other fractions. In summary, these results suggest that the PYMB EAF is a potential source of natural antioxidants.

• Biomedical Science Letters
• /
• v.12 no.1
• /
• pp.49-52
• /
• 2006

To elucidate the effect of antioxidant complex containing $\beta-carotene$, vitamin E, vitamin C, Ginkgo Biloba leaf extract and selenium on oxygen :tree radical production and detoxification system, rats were fed normal diet and normal diet with antioxidant complex 0.1%, 0.3% and 0.5% for 3 weeks. Feed efficiency ratio, changes in body weight, weight gain and amounts of feces of rat are similar in four groups. Liver weight per body weight and hepatic lipid peroxide weight increased in 0.5% group. However, hepatic glutathione contents in all antioxidant complex added groups were significantly increased compare with normal control group. On the other hand, the activity of xanthine oxidase was a little increased due to the amounts of antioxidant complex. Superoxide dismutase and gutathione peroxidase activity of 0.1% antioxidant complex added group were increased about $10{\sim}20%$ in comparison to normal control group. These results suggest that the supplementation of antioxidant complex 0.1% to basal diet may reduce the hepatic damage caused by free radicals.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
• /
• v.27 no.1
• /
• pp.133-150
• /
• 2001

자유라디칼은 반응성이 커서 세포의 구성 물질인 단백질, 지질, 당, DNA등과 반응하여 세포 및 조직을 손상시킴으로서 노화를 가져온다. 이러한 자유라디칼들은 자외선, 일반 대사, 스트레스, 질병, 흡연 등에 의해 생성되고 특히, 활성 산소 종인 hydroxyl radical, superoxide radical, lipid peroxide radical등은 피부 노화를 발생시키는 원인이 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 한방 식물로부터 유해한 활성 산소종을 소거하는 활성을 가진 물질을 기 위해 1차 스크리닝 하였고, 이중 육두구, 관중, 초두구, 빈랑, 금은화, 포공영, 우롱차, 황금, 녹차 추출물이 효과가 높게 나타났으며, 그중 초두구와 빈랑 90% 메탄올 추출물에서 가장 우수한 소거 활성을 나타냄으로써 이 추출물에 대하여 자유라디칼 소거 활성에 대하여 여러 가지 생물학적 활성을 조사하였다. 초두구와 빈랑추출물에 대한 hydroxyl radical, superoxide radical, lipid peroxide radical을 소거하는 활성을 핵산, 클로로포름, 에틸아세테이트, 물층으로 분획하여 조사한 결과 에틸아세테이트층에서 가장 우수한 활성을 보였다. 에틸아세테이트 분획에 대한 lipid peroxide radical 소거에 있어서 빈랑 추출물이 $IC_{50}$/ 값 50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, 초두구 추출물은 $IC_{50}$/ 값 59 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml로서 기준물질로 사용되는 vitamic C (120 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml)나 butylated hydroxyl toluene (80 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml) 보다 더 우수한 소거 효과를 보여주었고, hydroxyl radical을 소거하는 능력은 25 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml와 150 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml로 hydroxyl radical의 소거 능이 좋은 vitamin C (180 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml) 보다 뛰어난 소거 활성을 나타내었다. Superoxide radical을 소거하는 효과는 초두구 추출물의 $IC_{50}$/ 값 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, 빈랑 추출물이 15 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml을 나타냈고, 이는 기준 물질인 vitamin C (35 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml)보다 좋은 소거 활성을 보여주었으며, gallic acid 9 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml과 유사한 효과를 나타내었다. 사람 섬유아세포를 배양하여 hydroxyl radical과 superoxide radical를 발생시킨 후 초두구와 빈랑 추출물의 세포 보호 효과를 실험한 결과 25 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml의 농도로 처리하였을 때 각각 85% 이상의 우수한 세포 보호 효과를 나타내었다. 초두구로부터는 자유라디칼 소거 활성이 있는 물질을 분리하기 위하여 분획한 후 가장 높은 소거 활성을 보인 에틸아세테이트 층에 대하여 silica column chromatography, preparative TLC를 수행하였다. 초두구로부터 분리된 물질은 HPLC를 이용한 분리에서 phenol성 물질인 gallic acid와 동일한 retention time을 보여줌으로써 초두구로부터 분리된 물질은 gallic acid와 유사한 phenol성 물질이거나 그의 유도체일 것으로 추측된다. 따라서, 초두구와 빈랑 추출물은 피부 노화의 주요인이 되고 있는 lipid radical, hydroxyl radical, superoxide radical을 소거하는 활성이 뛰어나 자유라디칼에 의하여 발생되는 피부노화를 방지할수 있는 물질로서의 효과가 기대된다.가 기대된다.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
• /
• v.31 no.6
• /
• pp.775-782
• /
• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate effects of Crataegus pinnatifida var. psilosa extracts obtained from 95% methanol and water. Methylene chloride, ethyl acetate, and methanol were used to fractionate the 95% methanol extract and each fraction was testified total polyphenol contents, electron donating abilities, the scavenging abilities of superoxide anion radical, as well as hydrogen peroxide. Extraction yields of 95% methanol and water from Crataegus pinnatifida var. psilosa were 25.40%, 23.12% respectively. Total polyphenol contents were $28,708.0{\pm}1,755.05{\mu}g\;GAE/mL$ in 95% methanol, revealing the highest among them, $12,726.67{\pm}479.33{\mu}g\;GAE/mL$ in water extract, $15,854.67{\pm}498.38{\mu}g\;GAE/mL$ in methanol fraction, $11,810.67{\pm}584.48{\mu}g\;GAE/mL$ in ethyl acetate fraction, and $5294.67{\pm}190.36{\mu}g\;GAE/mL$ in methylene chloride fraction. Total polyphenol contents revealed significant differences (p<0.05) between the solvents. In the experiment of the electron donating ability, water extract revealed $84.33{\pm}0.1%$ scavenging ability, the highest. Other extracts and fractions were $81.8{\pm}1.11%$ for water, $79.73{\pm}1.32%$ for ethyl acetate fraction, $75.73{\pm}2.17%$ for methylene chloride fraction, and $42.1{\pm}5.01%$ for methanol fraction, the lowest electron donating ability. Electron donating abilities revealed significant difference (p<0.05) between the solvents. In the experiment of superoxide anion radical scavenging ability, ethyl acetate fraction($0.0026{\pm}0.0002$) had the highest scavenging ability, and the others revealed slight increase rather than decrease in scavenging ability. Hydrogen peroxide scavenging ability revealed the highest in methanol fraction ($-0.00206{\pm}0.00165$) and the others were as follow; water extract ($0.00157{\pm}0.00249$), 95.0% methanol extract ($0.005{\pm}0.0036$), methylene chloride fraction ($0.0039{\pm}0.00364$), and ethyl acetate fraction ($0.0002{\pm}0.00059$).

• Food Science and Biotechnology
• /
• v.18 no.4
• /
• pp.849-854
• /
• 2009

Water extracts of injinssuk (Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura) (WE) were obtained from the dried and ground leaves and stems of injinssuk. The WE was further fractionated into crude polysaccharide (C-PS) and nonpolysaccharide fractions (N-PS). The protective activities against the tert-butyl hydro peroxide induced mutangenecity on Escherichia coli PQ37 and reactive oxygen species scavenging activity of the WE, C-PS, and N-PS were studied. The WE obtained from leaves showed a significantly higher inhibitory effect on the mutagenicity than WE from stem. The WE obtained from the leaves having higher crude polysaccharide content but lower content of total carbohydrates had significantly higher antimutagenicity than that from the leaves with lower crude polysaccharide but higher total carbohydrate contents. Further study showed that C-PS fraction showed markedly stronger antimutagenic effect than N-PS. C-PS was also more effective than N-PS for hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, but was similar to N-PS in superoxide radical scavenging activity.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
• /
• v.17 no.2
• /
• pp.116-121
• /
• 2012

Water extract from Pinus densiflora (WPD) was investigated for its antioxidant activity and its ability to provide protection from DNA damage. A series of antioxidant assays, including a 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging assay, a reducing power assay, a metal-chelating assay, a superoxide radical scavenging assay, and a nitrite scavenging ability, as well as a DNA damage protection assay were performed. Total phenolic content was found to be 211.32 mg Tan/g WPD. The extract scavenged 50% DPPH free radical at a concentration of 21.35 ${\mu}g/mL$. At that same concentration, the reducing power ability of WPD was higher than that of ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. The extract chelated 68.9% ferrous ion at the concentration of 4 mg/mL. WPD showed better nitrite scavenging effect at the lower pH. Meanwhile, WPD exhibited a strong capability for DNA damage protection at 1 mg/mL concentration. Taken together, these data suggest water extract from Pinus densiflora could be used as a suitable natural antioxidant.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
• /
• v.12 no.10
• /
• pp.4434-4442
• /
• 2011

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are reactive and potentially harmful to cells, causing oxidation of lipids, proteins, and DNA. In humans, the deleterious effects of ROS have been linked with aging, carcinogenesis, and atherosclerosis. In order to investigate an antioxidant activity of wood vinegar by bioconversion, we preferentially analyzed the total acidity, acetic acid, pH, and contents of total polyphenols and flavonoids, respectively. Also, we evaluated the scavenging abilities on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals, superoxide anion radicals, hydrogen peroxide radicals, and nitric oxide radicals. The total acidity and amount of acetic acid of wood vinegar after bioconversion were lower than those of wood vinegar before bioconversion, but the pH was higher than that of wood vinegar before bioconversion. The contents of total polyphenols and flavonoids of wood vinegar after bioconversion were 11.17 mg/$m{\ell}$ and 0.42 mg/$m{\ell}$, respectively. The $SC_{50}$ values were in order of superoxide anion radical scavenging activity < DPPH radical scavenging activity < hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activity < nitric oxide radical scavenging activity. Therefore, these results suggest that wood vinegar by bioconversion can be useful as primary antioxidants for medicines and cosmetics.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
• /
• v.17 no.6
• /
• pp.1156-1159
• /
• 2008

The antioxidant activity of hot water extracts of various parts, the leaf, stem, and root of Synurus deltoides was evaluated by various antioxidant assays, including total phenolic content, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical (${\cdot}OH$) scavenging, superoxide dismutase (SOD), and xanthine oxidase (XOI) activities. The various antioxidant activities were compared with the standard antioxidants such as L-ascorbic acid, $\alpha$-tocopherol, and butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA). Among the different plant parts, stem has been found to possess the highest activity in all tested model systems, the activity decreased in the order stems>roots>leaves. These results indicate that stem extract could be used as potential source of natural antioxidant.

• Journal of Life Science
• /
• v.23 no.5
• /
• pp.643-649
• /
• 2013

In this study, we examined the antioxidative activities of ethanol extracts obtained from three plants; Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc., Xanthium strumarium Linn, and Lonicera japonica, which have traditionally been used as drugs in Eastern medicine in Korea. Their extraction yields were 7.01%, 2.92%, and 7.95% in Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc., Xanthium strumarium L, and Lonicera japonica, respectively. The contents of the phenolic compounds were $4.3{\pm}0.1{\mu}g/ml$, $5.4{\pm}0.1{\mu}g/ml$, and $4.6{\pm}0.1{\mu}g/ml$ in Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc., and Xanthium strumarium L, respectively. Furthermore, the radical scavenging activity measured through the DPPH assay appeared highest in the Lonicera japonica's extract, and its $EC_{50}$ was 0.24 mg/ml. Compared to the control, the xanthine oxidase inhibiting activities of all extracts were effective at 0.01 mg/ml concentration. Superoxide radical scavenging activity in Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc. and Lonicera japonica was more than 80%, with a concentration of 50 mg/ml. OH radical scavenging activity was 40% in the three plants, with a concentration of 50 mg/ml scavenging activity. From our results, we demonstrated that the ethanol extracts of three medicinal plants have antioxidant activities and could be potential candidates for natural antioxidants.

• Journal of Life Science
• /
• v.24 no.1
• /
• pp.20-25
• /
• 2014

In the present study, the curative effect of curcumin on indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal lesions in rats was investigated. Indomethacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), with serious side effects, including erosion, ulcerative lesions, and petechial bleeding in the mucosa of the stomach. Gastric mucosal lesions were caused by oral administration of 25 mg/kg of indomethacin. Various doses (10, 50, and 100 mg/kg) of curcumin were treated for 3 days by oral gavage. Indomethacin clearly increased the gastric ulcer area in the stomach, and curcumin significantly decreased the gastric ulcer area in a dose-dependent manner. Curcumin also markedly inhibited lipid peroxidation in the gastric mucosa and activated radical scavenging enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that curcumin can induce recovery from indomethacin-induced gastric mucosal lesions through inhibition of lipid peroxidation and activation of radical scavenging enzymes, such as SOD, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. Curcumin appears to be a powerful free radical quencher, and it may offer an attractive strategy for healing gastric mucosal lesions in humans.