• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2002

Astaxanthin (3,3＇-dihydroxy-${\beta}$, ${\beta}$-carotene-4-4＇-dione), a natural pigment of pink to red color, is widely distributed in nature particularly in the skin layer of salmonoids and the crust of shrimp, lobster, etc. Recently, it was produced from the yeast culture of Phaffia rhodozyma. Because of its high thermal stability and antioxidant functionality, its applications can be extended into food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical ingredient beyond the traditional feed additive. Because of its very high lipophilicity, astaxanthin has been extracted traditionally by strong organic solvents such as chloroform, petroleum ether, acetone, etc. In this study, we developed a surfactant-based solubillization system for astaxanthin, and used it to extract astaxanthin from disrupted yeast cells. Among Tween 20, Triton X-100 and SDS, Tween 20 was identified as the most suitable surfactant in terms of extraction capacity and safety. The ethylene oxide group of Tween 20 was identified as the most significant factor to increase the HLB value that determined the extraction capacity. The effects of micelle formation condition, such as the molar ratio of astaxanthin and Tween 20, pH, and ionic strength were also investigated. pH and ionic strength showed no significant effects. The optimal molar ratio between astaxanthin and Tween 20 was 1 : 12. Antioxidant activity of astaxanthin was higher than ${\beta}$-carotene and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol. Astaxanthin in the crude extract from the yeast cell was more resistant to air and/or light degradation than pure astaxanthin, probably because of the presence of other carotenoids and lipids.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1652-1656
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• 2004

The aim of this study was to obtain mature ova or embryos at a single cell stage, which can be used in avian transgenesis and nuclear transfer through multiple ovulations, in vitro fertilization and culture. Chicken anterior pituitary extract (CAPE) or acetone-dried chicken anterior pituitary extract (ACAPE) was used to induce multiple ovulations in hens pretreated with pregnant mare' serum gonadotrophin (PMSG). In vitro fertilization of the multiple ovulated ova was performed by inseminating sperm onto the germinal disks in m-Ringer' solution and incubating the ova at 41$^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ for 10 h in DME-F12 medium containing 20% liquid albumen. The in vitro fertilization process was observed using an environmental scanning electron microscope. When normal laying hens (white Leghorn) were administered daily with PMSG (100 IU), egg laying ceased in most hens within 3 to 8 days. Ovulation began to occur about 7.5 h after injection of CAPE and ACAPE. The number of ovulated ova was 1.00${\pm}$0.00, 2.33${\pm}$0.52 and 2.20${\pm}$0.45, respectively, after receiving 100, 200 and 300 mg CAPE. The number of ovulated ova was 2.00${\pm}$0.00, 2.86${\pm}$0.69 and 3.00${\pm}$1.22, respectively, after receiving 10, 15 and 20 mg ACAPE. The fertilized and cultured ova were able to develop into embryos up to the 32 cell stage. The present experiments demonstrated that multiple ovulations can be induced by CAPE and ACAPE successfully, and the ova resulted from the treatment retained the capability for further fertilization and embryonic development. These data provide new information to support the establishment of an in vitro culture system for future avian transgenesis studies.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.1031-1038
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• 2012

Background: Turmeric ($Curcuma$ $longa$) has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor properties. However, despite the progress in research with $C.$ $longa$, there is still a big lacuna in the information on the active principles and their molecular targets. More particularly very little is known about the role of cell cycle genes $p57^{kip2}$ and Rad9 during chemoprevention by turmeric and its derivatives especially in prostate cancer cell lines. Methods: Accordingly, in this study, we have examined the antitumor effect of several extracts of $C.$ $longa$ rhizomes by successive fractionation in clonogenic assays using highly metastatic PC-3M prostate cancer cell line. Results: A mixture of isopropyl alcohol: acetone: water: chloroform: and methanol extract of $C.$ $longa$ showed significant bioactivity. Further partition of this extract showed that bioactivity resides in the dichloromethane soluble fraction. Column chromatography of this fraction showed presence of biological activity only in ethyl acetate eluted fraction. HPLC, UV-Vis and Mass spectra studies showed presence three curcuminoids in this fraction besides few unidentified components. Conclusions: From these observations it was concluded that the ethyl acetate fraction showed not only inhibition of colony forming ability of PC-3M cells but also up-regulated cell cycle genes $p57^{kip2}$ and Rad9 and further reduced the migration and invasive ability of prostate cancer cells.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 다양한 약효가 있다고 알려진 애기땅빈대(Euphorbia supina)의 추출물 및 분획물의 지방산 조성을 분석하고 인체 암세포 증식 억제효과에 대하여 살펴보았다. A+M과 MeOH 추출물의 지방산 조성 패턴은 유사했고 A+M과 MeOH 추출물은 각각 53.4% 및 42.1%의 18:3n-3를 함유하였다. 분획물들 중 85% aq. MeOH는 가장 높은 함량의 18:3n-3를 나타내었다. 애기땅빈대에 의한 암세포 증식 억제효과는 MeOH 추출물과 비교했을 때 A+M 추출물에 의한 억제효과가 높았으며 AGS 인체 위암세포에 대한 억제효과가 높았다. 분획물들 중에서는 n-Hexane과 85% aq. MeOH 분획물들에 의한 증식 억제효과가 높았다. 따라서 애기땅빈대의 항암 활성 성분은 n-Hexane과 85% aq. MeOH 분획물들에 함유되어 있는 것으로 여겨지며 향후 정제하여 규명할 필요가 있다고 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.208-215
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• 2019

In this paper, we investigate to determine quality characteristics, fatty acid composition and cytotoxic effect of extracts and fractions from whole Lycopus lucidus Turcz. roots. Additionally, we evaluated cytotoxic activity against the growth of human fibrosarcoma cells (HT-1080) and human gastric adenocarcinoma (AGS), human colon cancer cell (HT-29) lines using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Acetone+methylene chloride (A+M) and methanol (MeOH) extracts from L. lucidus Turcz. were obtained through solvent extraction. Then we further fractionated both extracts with n-hexane, 85% aq. MeOH, n-butanol (n-BuOH) and water. In fatty acid composition, L. lucidus Turcz. contained 33.2% of 18:1n-9 and 1.81% of 18:3n-3, respectively. The incorporation of treatment with A+M and MeOH extracts and n-hexane, 85% aq. MeOH, n-butanol (n-BuOH) and water fractions dose-dependently increased cytotoxicity against the growth of HT-1080 and AGS, HT-29 cancer cells (p<0.05). The A+M extract had a higher inhibitory effect on the growth of all cancer cells in comparison to MeOH extract. Among the fractions, the 85% aq. MeOH and n-hexane fractions showed a higher inhibitory effect after proliferating the three cancer cells. These results suggest that the 85% aq. MeOH and n-hexane fractions have a potential to inhibit the growth of human cancer cell lines.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.841-848
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• 2018

초석잠 acetone+methylene chloride (A+M) 및 methanol (MeOH) 추출물들의 총 플라보노이드 함량은 $57.05{\pm}1.08$ 및 $37.42{\pm}0.12mg/g$으로 A+M 추출물의 총 플라보노이드 함량이 높았다. 택란 A+M 및 MeOH 추출물들의 총 플라보노이드 함량은 $233.22{\pm}2.60$ 및 $46.31{\pm}0.54mg/g$으로 A+M 추출물의 총 플라보노이드 함량이 높았다 이에 따라 총 플라보노이드 함량은 A+M 추출물에서 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 각 용매별 추출물들의 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl (DPPH) 라디칼 소거활성을 각각 0.05, 0.1, 0.25 및 0.5 mg/ml의 농도로 대조군 [L-ascorbic acid, Butylated hydroxyl toluene (BHT)]과 비교하였다. 먼저 추출물들과 비교했을 때 택란 A+M 추출물은 다른 추출물과 비교했을 때 활성산소 소거능이 우수하였다. 이는 앞서 택란 A+M 추출물의 높은 총 플라보노이드 및 총 페놀 함량과 연관성이 있는 것으로 여겨진다. 2.2'-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt radical cation (ABTS+) 라디칼 소거활성에서도 택란 A+M추출물과 초석잠 A+M추출물은 합성 항산화제인 BHT와 비교하여 0.25 및 0.5 mg/ml 농도에서 BHT 경우, 93.5 및 95.3%이며, 초석잠 A+M추출물은 89.0 및 89.8%의 소거능을 나타내었으며 택란 A+M추출물은 각각90.2% 및 88.0%로 대조군과 유사한 값을 나타내었다. 초석잠 및 택란 A+M 및 MeOH 추출물을 0.05 및 0.025 mg/ml의 농도로 인체 섬유육종세포(HT-1080)에 처리하여 세포 내 활성 산소종을 측정한 결과 두 추출물들 모두 측정시간 120분이 지남에 따라 높은 세포 내 활성산소종 억제효과를 나타내었다. A+M 추출물의 경우 MeOH 추출물과 비교 하였을 때 세포 내 활성산소종을 상대적으로 크게 억제하였으며 특히 택란 A+M 추출물 0.05 mg/ml 농도에서는 대조군과 비교하여 높은 억제효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 택란 A+M 추출물에 의한 항산화 효과가 우수하였고 이는 택란 초석잠 A+M 추출물의 높은 함량의 플라보노이드와도 연관성이 있음을 나타낸다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2010

오미자 5 g에 100 mL의 세 가지 용매(아세톤, 에탄올, 메탄올)를 각각 가하여 추출하여 농축한 다음, DMSO 용매에 녹여 항산화활성과 항유전독성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 총페놀 함량에서 메탄올 추출물이 1183.3 mg/100 g으로 가장 높았다. 항산화활성을 50, 100, 250, 500, $1000\;{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 측정하였을 때 DPPH radical 소거능과 SOD 유사활성은 각각 농도에 의존하여 결과 값이 향상되었으며, DPPH radical 소거능에서 높은 $IC_{50}$값을 나타낸 것은 에탄올 추출물로 $1411.1\;{\mu}g/mL$을 나타내었고, SOD 유사활성에서 $IC_{50}$값은 오미자 메탄올 추출물과 에탄올 추출물이 $905.7\;{\mu}g/mL$, $970.3\;{\mu}g/mL$ 순으로 비슷한 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 comet assay에서는 오미자 추출물을 1, 5, 10, $50\;{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 백혈구에 처리한 후 $H_2O_2\;200\;{\mu}M$의 농도로 처리하여 DNA 손상을 유도한 결과 손상된 $50\;{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 DNA tail 부분의 DNA 함량을 측정한 % tail DNA inhibition이 각각 AE(73.1%), ME(63.7%), EE(62.8%)로 $H_2O_2$ 처리 양성 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였다. 이는 오미자에 함유되어 있는 페놀 화합물 외에 lignan 화합물을 포함한 여러 가지 다른 생리활성 물질들의 항산화력으로 인해 DPPH radical 소거능과 SOD 유사활성, 항유전독성 활성이 상호 의존적이 지 않음을 나타내고 있다고 사료된다. 따라서 오미자의 항산화 활성과 항유전독성의 메카니즘적 상호관계를 규명하는 연구가 향후 수행되어져야 할 것이다. 이상의 결과에서 오미자의 용매에 따른 추출물들은 각각 항산화 활성과 항 유전독성이 있음을 알 수 있었고, 따라서 본 연구에서는 오미자의 천연 생리활성 물질로서의 활용 가능성을 규명할 수 있었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.181-190
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• 1985

To determine contents of inorganic elements of Ganoderma lucidum, the horn-shaped carpophores and the pileus of Ganoderma lucidum were incinerated and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrophotometry. The ash contents of the pileus and the horn-shaped carpophore were 1.48% and 1.40%, respectively. The pileus contained calcium, magnesium, sodium, manganese, iron, zinc and germanium in that order. The horn-shaped carpophore contained magnesium, calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, copper and germanium in that order. To examine the protein-bound polysaccharide from Ganoderma lucidum for immunopotentiating activity, its fruit bodies were extracted with hot water. Purification of the extract was carried out by acetone precipitation and dialysis. The fraction obtained during the purification procedure consisted of a polysaccharide moiety (51%) and a protein moiety (5%). When the compound was administered intraperitoneally to the mice at a dose of 50mg/kg, it enhanced the accumulation of the peritoneal exudate cells, macrophage and polymorphonuclear leucocytes, thereby indicating immunopotentiation.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.36-43
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenolic acid, proanthocyanidin (PAs), and flavonol glycoside contents, as well as the antioxidant activities of pine needle extracts from six species of young pine trees. The extracts were prepared from Section Pinus (Diploxylon): P. densiflora, P. sylvestris, P. pinaster and P. pinea, and Section Strobus (Haploxylon): P. koraiensis and P. strobus. Phenolics were extracted from pine needles with 80% acetone to obtain the soluble free fraction, and insoluble residues were digested with 4 M NaOH to obtain bound ethyl acetate and bound water fractions. Phenolics were analyzed by HPLC, and the hydrophilic antioxidant activity was measured using oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC). Total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the soluble free fraction were higher than those of the bound ethyl acetate and bound water fractions. The main phenolics were monomers and polymers of PAs in the soluble free fraction, and phenolic acids and flavonol glycosides in bound ethyl acetate fraction. Flavonol glycosides found in different species of pine needles were qualitatively similar within fractions, but composition varied among Pinus sections. High levels of kaempferol arabinoside and an unknown compound were present in all Strobus species. The soluble free fraction had the highest antioxidant activity, followed by bound ethyl acetate and bound water fractions.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.296-301
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• 2004

Previously, a flavonoid fraction, which consisted mainly of protocatechuic acid, fustin, fisetin, sulfuretin, and butein, here named RCMF $({\underline{R}}VS\;{\underline{c}}hloroform-{\underline{m}}ethanol\;{\underline{f}}raction)$, was prepared from a crude acetone extract of Rhus verniciflua Stokes (RVS) which is traditionally used as a food additive and as an herbal medicine. In this study, we evaluated the effects of RCMF on the antioxidant defense system using embryonic normal hepatic cell line (BNL CL.2) and its SV40-mediated transformed cell line (BNL SV A.8). This study demonstrates that RCMF selectively stimulated the antioxidant defense system of normal cells, as BNL CL.2 cells proved to be more sensitive to RCMF-mediated increases of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione, and glutathione reductase than BNL SV A.8 cells. In particular, RCMF caused a significant increase in the malonaldehyde content of BNL SV A.8 cells, which is believed to be closely associated with cytotoxicity of RCMF and RCMF-mediated growth inhibition. Collectively, our findings suggest that the flavonoid fraction, RCMF, selectively stimulates the antioxidant defense system in normal rather than hepatic tumor cells.