• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.221-225
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• 1999

Antioxidative compounds contained in roasted safflower seeds were investigated. Six phenolic compounds, N-feruloylserotonin, N-(p-coumaroyl) serotonin, matairesinol, 8'-hydroxyarctigenin, acacetin 7-Ο-β-D-glucoside(tilianine) and acacetin were isolated and identified from the extract of seeds. The inhibitory effects of six phenolic compounds on 1,1-dipheny1-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) radical and lipid peroxidation induced by H₂O₂/FeSO₄in rat liver microsomes were determined. Two serotonins showed more potent DPPH radical scavenging activity, and a stronger inhibitory effect on the lipid peroxidation than that of α-tocopherol. In addition, acacetin and matairesinol also considerably inhibited lipid peroxidation, while 2-hydroxy-arctigenin and tilianine were inactive. These results suggest that phenolic compounds, including serotonins, lignans and flavonoids in the roasted safflower seeds can be used as potential dietary natural antioxidants.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1092-1098
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 우방자를 70% 에탄올로 추출하여 얻어진 추출물을 n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate로 순차용매 분획하였다. 각 분획물에 대해 activity-guided isolation을 수행하여 활성물질의 분리 정제를 실시하였다. 활성을 나타내는 물질은 silica gel chromatography (230 mesh), sephadex LH 20, recrystallization method를 이용하여 분리하였다. 각 화합물의 화학구조는 NMR 스펙트럼 데이터 해석하였고 arctiin, arctigenin, diarctigenin, matairesinol 으로 동정하였다. 이들을 human dermal fibroblast HS68 세포에 처리하여 얻어진 상등액은 ELISA kit를 활용하여 procollagen type I 생합성과 MMP-1 저해활성을 측정하였다. 측정결과 procollagen type I 생합성과 MMP-1 저해활성 결과 모두 arctiin이 가장 우수한 결과를 보였다. 이와 같은 결과를 통해 우방자에서 분리한 리그난 화합물들을 이용하여 주름개선 소재로 개발할 수 있을 것으로 사료 된다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2023년도 임시총회 및 춘계학술대회
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• pp.71-71
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• 2023

사람 장내세균은 그 개체가 100조 이상으로 알려져 있으며, 그 종류도 수 천 종에 이르러 건강에 지대한 영향을 미치고 있다. 이에 많은 연구를 통해 장내세균의 구성과 각종 질환과의 연관성이 밝혀지고 있으며, 장내세균 구성을 변화시켜 질환을 치료하려는 시도도 이어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 천연식의약소재의 활성 검토를 위해 피부염 동물모델을 구축하고, 장내세균과의 상관관계를 정립하기 위해 실험을 수행하였다. 실험동물의 등 부위를 제모하고 DNFB로 피부염을 유발시켰으며, 유도 전에 대변을 채취하였다. 피부염의 유발을 확인하기 위해 비장의 무게를 측정하였다. Arctigenin과 dexamethasone을 실험군으로 설정하여 동물에 투여하여 그 효과를 검증함과 동시에 대변을 채취하여 장내세균의 구성을 T-RFLP법으로 분석하였다. 또한, 실험동물의 장내세균을 납품회사 별로 분석하여 향후 연구에 활용하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 장내세균의 구성이 피부염의 유발에 직접적으로 영향을 주는 것이 확인되지 않았다. 하지만, 투여 성분의 채내 동태 등에 대한 연구를 실시하여 약물대사를 포함한 장내세균과의 상호작용 연구를 통해 질환과 약물, 그리고 장내세균과의 관계를 정립할 수 있는 기반을 마련하였다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.311-317
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• 2006

Phenolic compounds in safflower seeds were recently found to stimulate bone formation and increase plasma HDL cholesterol levels in estrogen deficient rats, and to inhibit melanin synthesis. Nine phenolic compounds: $N-feruloylserotonin-5-O-{\beta}-D-glucoside,\;8'-hydroxyarctigenin-4'-O-{\beta}-D-glucoside,\;luteolin-7-O-{\beta}-D-glucoside$, N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin, N-feruloylserotonin, 8'-hydroxy arctigenin (HAG), luteolin (LT), $acacetin-7-O-{\beta}-D-glucuronide$ (ATG) and acacetin (AT), were quantified by HPLC in safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds during growth and processing. During growth, levels of the nine phenolic compounds in the seeds increased progressively with increasing growth stages, reached a maximum on July 30 (42nd day after flowering), and then remained relatively constant. During the roasting process, levels of phenolic compounds, except HAG, LT and AT, generally decreased with increased roasting temperature and time, whereas those of HAG, LT and AT increased progressively with increased roasting temperature and time. During the steaming process, levels of other phenolic compounds except HAG and AT generally tended to increase with increased steaming time, whereas those of HAG and AT were scarcely changed. During the microwave treatment, quantitative changes of phenolic compounds were similar to the roasting process, although there were some differences in levels of phenolic compounds between two heat treatments. These results suggest that the steamed safflower seeds after harvesting on late July may be useful as potential dietary supplement source of phenolic compounds for prevention of several pathological disorders, such as atherosclerosis and osteoporosis and aging.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.147-159
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• 2011

A high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric method was developed to determine simultaneously eight marker constituents of Forsythiae fructus, and subsequently applied it to classify its two botanical origins. The marker compounds of Forsythia suspensa were phillyrin, pinoresinol, phillygenin, lariciresinol and forsythiaside; those of F.viridissima were arctiin, arctigenin and matairesinol. Separation of the eight analytes was achieved on a phenyl-hexyl column (150${\times}$2.0 mm i.d., 3 ${\mu}M$) using gradient elution with the mobile phase: (A) 10% acetonitrile in 0.5% acetic acid, (B) 40% aqueous acetonitrile. A few fragment ions specific to the types of lignans, among the product ions generated by collisonally induced dissociation (CID) of molecular ion clusters, such as [M-H]$^-$ or [M+OAc]$^-$ were used not only for fingerprinting analysis but for the quantification of each epimer by using multiple-reaction monitoring mode. It was shown good linearity ($r^2{\geq}$ 0.9998) over the wide range of all analytes; intra- and inter-day precisions (RSD, %) were within 9.14% and the accuracy ranged from 84.3 to 115.1%. The analytical results of 40 drug samples, combined with multivariate statistical analyses - principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) - clearly demonstrated the classification of the test samples according to their botanical origins. This method would provide a practical strategy for assessing the authenticity or quality of the herbal drug.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant surge in glove usage, as recommended by the World Health Organization. Despite efforts to ensure the quality and safety of gloves, glove-associated skin diseases such as hand dermatitis have become ubiquitous, particularly among health care workers. This review discusses the prevalence, causes, and risk factors of hand dermatitis, as well as research efforts in medical gloves in the past decade to overcome glove-related hand dermatitis. Research papers from 2013 to 2022 were reviewed, selecting only 49 relevant papers from the Ovid, PubMed, and Scopus databases. The average prevalence of hand dermatitis among health care workers increased from 21.08% to 37.24% upon the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The cases are likely due to allergies to latex proteins, rubber additives, and accelerators commonly found in gloves. Using alternatives to latex gloves, such as accelerator-free and latex-free glove options, can help reduce allergy-induced hand dermatitis. Strict hand hygiene practices, such as frequent hand washing and the use of sanitizers, are also contributing factors in contracting hand dermatitis. Over the past decade, glove research advancements have focused mainly on reducing or immobilizing latex proteins. These include the use of biodegradable dialdehyde, sodium alginate, arctigenin, bromelain, papain, UV-LED, prototype photoreactors, and structure-modified nanosilica with silane A174. Two effective hand dermatitis preventive measures, i.e. an additional layer of glove liners and the use of gentle alcohol-based hand sanitizer, were recommended. These advancements represent promising steps towards mitigating hand dermatitis risks associated with glove usage.