• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2007

To discover the sources with antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory activities in Korean traditional medicines, 10 extract of medicinal plants were screened for their potential to scavenge stable 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, inhibit hydroxyl radical (${\cdot}OH$), total phenolic content, and inhibition of tyrosinase. The potency of DPPH radical scavenging activity was shown in the extract of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Nakai that has a greater effect with $IC_{50}$ values of $6.49{\pm}5.43{\mu}g/mL$, than BHA ($IC_{50}=20.99{\pm}0.74{\mu}g/mL$), L-ascorbic acid $(IC_{50}=20.59{\pm}1.06{\mu}g/mL),\;and\;{\alpha}-tocopherol\;(IC_{50}=25.55{\pm}0.26{\mu}g/mL)$ as a positive control. The ${\cdot}OH$ scavenging activities were observed in the plants tested. Acanthopanax senticosus, Cirsium setiders, U. davidiana exhibited scavenging activity of more than 60% at $500{\mu}g/mL$. The scavenging activity(%) of BHA and a-tocopherol were 64.32 and 55.87% at $500{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. The total phenolic content was determined, in order to assess its effect on the extract's antioxidant activity. The total phenoic content of $33.37{\pm}0.52mg/g$ was conformed by methanolic extract of U. davidiana. The U. davidiana and Morus bombycis exhibited tyrosinase inhibitory activity with a $34.28{\pm}1.32\;and\;75.57{\pm}1.10%$, respectively. In particular, M. bombycis has stronger tyrosinase inhibitory activity than albutin with $36.48{\pm}3.56%$ as a positive control. This work showed that the inhibitory abilities of Korean medicinal plants, such as U. davidiana and M. bombycis, on DPPH free radical, inhibit hydroxyl radical (${\cdot}OH$), and inhibition of tyrosinase and total phenolic content, can be useful in the prevention and treatment of free radical-relate disease. Investigations into further isolation of inhibitory principles of U. davidiana and M. bombycis are now in progress.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.369-374
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• 2002

오미자 추출물에 감마선을 조사하여 tyrosinase 저해, xanthine oxidase 저해 및 아질산염 소거능에 대하여 검토하였다. 오미자 추출물은 열수, ethanol, methanol 그리고 acetone등을 이용하여 추출하였으며, 감마선은 10, 20과 30 kGy로 조사하였다. 오미자 추출물은 모두 tyrosinase 저해 효과를 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 감마선 조사 후 오미자 추출물에 대한 tyrosinase는 열수 추출물보다 용매 추출물이 저해 효과가 높게 나타내었다. Xanthine oxidase 저해 효과실험 결과, 오미자 추출물은 열수 및 용매 추출물 모두 저해력을 나타내었으며, 감마선 조사는 xanthine oxidase 저해력에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 아질산염 소거능은 pH 1.2, 3.0 그리고 6.0으로 측정하였다. 오미자 추출물은 pH 1.2와 3.0 에서 높은 소거력을 나타내었고, 열수 추출물은 methanol, ethanol 그리고 acetone 추출물보다 아질산염 소거능이 훨씬 높게 나타내었다. 감마선을 30 kGy까지 조사하였을 때, 오미자 추출물의 생리 활성에는 크게 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.129-132
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• 2003

The crude extracts of marine algae were screened for tyrosinase-inhibitory and radical scavenging effects. Among the samples tested, Symphyocladia latiuscula and Gloiopeltis furcata were found to be the most effective in DPPH radical scavenging test while Gigatina tenella, Sargassum thunbergii, and Sargassum sp. were moderately active. For the inhibition against mushroom tyrosinase, Symphyocladia latiuscula and Sargassum confusum showed the strongest inhibition. Codium adhaerens, Corallina pilulifera, Carpopeltis cornea, Halymenia acuminata, Hizikia fuziformis, Porphyra suborbiculata, and Enteromorpha linza exhibited mild inhibitory potency.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2021

The aim of this study was to anatomize the therapeutic potential of alaternin (=7-hydroxyemodin) against inflammation, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) formation, tyrosinase, and two cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), CDK2 and CDK4, and compare its potency with emodin. Alaternin showed lower cytotoxicity and higher dose-dependent inhibition against lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced nitric oxide (NO) production with half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 18.68 µM. Similarly, alaternin efficaciously inhibited biotransformation of fluorescent AGEs and amyloid cross-β structure on the bovine serum albumin (BSA)-glucose-fructose system, five times more than emodin. Interestingly, alaternin also showed selective activity against CDK4 at 170 µM, whereas emodin inhibited both CDK2 and CDK4 at a concentration of 17 and 380 µM respectively. In addition, alaternin showed dose-dependent inhibitory activity against mushroom tyrosinase with inhibition percentage of 35.84 % at 400 µM. Altogether, alaternin with pronounced inhibition against inflammatory mediator (NO), glycated products formation, and targeted inhibition towards CDK4 receptor can be taken as an important candidate to target multiple diseases.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

Genus Artemisia occurs as a hardy plant and has a wide range of culinary and medicinal features. In this study, we aimed to describe the melanin inhibitory activity of one Artemisia species, i.e., Artemisia capillaris Thunb. Ethanol extracts of fermented Artemisia capillaris (Art.EtOH.FT) and non-fermented Artemisia capillaris (Art.EtOH.CT) were tested for their ability to inhibit tyrosinase activity and melanin pigmentation. Both extracts showed dose-dependent inhibition against ${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone-stimulated melanin formation and tyrosinase activity, without cytotoxicity. At $100{\mu}g/mL$, both extracts showed greater inhibition than kojic acid, the positive control. Protein expressions of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), tyrosinase (TYR), tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1), and tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TRP-2) at the transcriptional level were determined by using real-time and semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction. To complete the mechanistic study, presences of upstream elements of MITF, the phosphorylated-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK), and phosphorylated-mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (p-MEK) were confirmed by using western blot analysis. Expressions of p-TYR, p-TRP-1 and p-TRP-2, downstream factors for p-ERK and p-MITF, were translationally inhibited by both extracts. Art.EtOH.FT induced more potent effects than Art.EtOH.CT, especially signal transduction effects. In summary, Artemisia capillaris extracts appear to act as potent hypopigmentation agents.

• 약학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2009

This study was performed to investigate the effects of acteoside and isoacteoside isolated from Clerodendron trichotomum Thunberg on melanin production in B16 melanoma cells. In DPPH radical scavenging activity, acteoside and isoacteoside had a potent anti-oxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner. Both acteoside and isoacteoside dose-dependently inhibited silica-induced ROS (reactive oxygen species) generation in B16 melanoma cells. They significantly inhibited tyrosinase activity and melanin production in MSH-stimulated B16 melanoma cells. The inhibitory effect of acteoside was more potent than that of isoacteosidee. In Western blot of tyrosinase, acteoside inhibited MSH-induced tyrosinase expression in B16 melanoma cells, which is related to the inhibitory action of acteoside on tyrosinase activity and melanin production. These results show that acteoside and isoacteoside from Clerodendron trichotomum Thunberg has a potent antioxidant activity and whitening activity. The underlying mechanism of acteoside on whitening activity may be due to the inhibition of tyrosinase activity and tyrosinase expression.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.321-328
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• 2008

우리나라 전역에서 자생하는 국화류 6종을 대상으로 MeOH 80% 추출물 및 추출물로부터 헥산, 클로로포름, 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올 및 물분획을 이용한 항미생물, 항산화 및 tyrosinase 저해활성효과를 보고자 연구를 진행하였다. 항균활성의 경우 MeOH 80% 추출물에서는 우방자와 용매분획 중에서는 포공영의 헥산, 에틸아세테이트 분획, 우방자의 클로로포름 분획을 중심으로 비극성용매에서 항균력을 나타내었다. 항산화 활성의 경우 MeOH 80% 추출물에서는 인진호가 93%로 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었으며, 용매분획에서는 국화류 6종 모두 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올 분획에서 약 90%에 가까운 항산화효과를 나타내었으며, 이들의 용매는 항균활성을 나타내었던 용매보다는 극성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. Tyrosinase 저해활성의 경우 MeOH 80% 추출물에서는 우방자만이 40%로 높은 활성을 보였으며, 용매별 분획에서는 감국의 부탄올 분획에서 48%, 인진 호의 에틸아세테이트, 물분획에서 각각 39%와 37%로, 대조군인 알부틴보다 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 이들 용매 역시 항균활성보다는 극성이 높은 용매에서 활성을 나타내었다. 국화류 6종의 MeOH 80% 추출물 중 우방자만이 항균, 항산화, tyrosinase 저해활성에 고른 활성을 나타내었으며, 용매분획 중에서는 3가지에 고른 활성을 나타내는 공통적 용매분획은 없었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.284-289
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• 2014

타이로신은 멜라닌 합성을 조절하는 효소이다. 본 연구에서는 현재까지 미백 효능에 대하여 연구가 진행되지 않은 대나무 중 왕대의 잎 및 대 속 내피 추출물이 유발하는 타이로시나제 활성 및 멜라닌 생성 억제 정도를 조사하였다. 대 잎과 대 속 추출물을 5 mg/ml 농도로 멜라닌 세포에 처리하면 세포의 생존율이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 세포독성이 없는 조건의 대 잎과 대 속 추출물을 처리하였을 경우 타이로시나제 활성이 억제되었으며, 멜라닌 생성도 억제되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 살펴볼 때 대나무 추출물이 타이로시나제 활성과 발현을 저해함으로써 멜라닌 생성을 억제할 수 있는 후보군으로 가능성이 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1977-1983
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• 2006

Kaempferol was isolated and identified from the methanol extract of the flowers of Impatiens balsamina. Kaempferol showed inhibitory activity against mushroom tyrosinase with an $ID_{50}$ of 0.042 mM. Inhibition kinetics, as determined using a Lineweaver-Burk plot, showed kaempferol to be a competitive inhibitor of mushroom tyrosinase with a $K_i$ value of 0.011 mM. The lag phase of tyrosine hydroxylation catalyzed by mushroom tyrosinase clearly increased on increasing the concentration of kaempferol. In addition to its tyrosinase inhibiting activity, kaempferol strongly inhibited melanin production by Streptomyces bikiniensis, in a dose-dependent manner, without inhibiting cell growth. For comparative purposes, the tyrosinase inhibitory activity of kaempferol was also assayed versus quercetin, a positive standard.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.202-204
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• 2010

멜라닌 생합성에 관련된 tyrosinase 효소활성의 억제를 측정을 위하여, 큰갓버섯(Macrolepiota procera) 균사체 및 균사체 배양액을 이용하여 실험을 하였다. 배양액의 메탄올 분획이 56.6%의 효소활성 억제를 보여주었으며, 농도 의존적억제 실험에서 50%의 tyrosinase 효소활성 억제 농도는 8.78mg/ml이었다. Streptococcus bikiniensis를 이용한 멜라닌생성 억제는 균사체의 메탄올 추출물에서 94.0%의 우수한 결과를 나타내었다(Table 2).