• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2009

The compositional changes of wormwood (Artemisia princeps var. orientalis) essential oils were studied under 4 different storage conditions i.e., being exposed to air at 20 and $40^{\circ}C$. Sixty-four volatile compounds consisting of 24 terpene hydrocarbons, 18 alcohols, 11 ketones, 6 esters, 1 aldehyde, 2 hydrocarbons, and 2 oxides were identified on the basis of their mass spectra characteristics and retention indices in original wormwood essential oils. Identified compounds constituted 80.53% of the total peak area. Borneol (12.13%) was the most abundant compound, followed by $\alpha$-thujone (8.66%), T-cadinol (6.67%), and 1,8-cineole (6.21%) in original wormwood essential oils. Under the condition of $40^{\circ}C$ of temperature with the cap being opened for 3 min everyday respectively during 6 months of storage, the total amount of functional groups in essential oil determined by peak area percent were decreased by 79.45%, at most. The total level of monoterpene hydrocarbons decreased markedly in the aerobic condition and high temperatures. Whereas the total level of esters increased significantly. Wormwood essential oils were stored in experimental conditions, with the changes in the volatile compounds of essential oils being accelerated by high temperatures and contact with the atmosphere.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 2013

Chrysanthemum indicum is widely used to treat immune-related and infectious disorders in East Asia. C. indicum flower oil contains 1,8-cineole, germacrene D, camphor, ${\alpha}$-cadinol, camphene, pinocarvone, ${\beta}$-caryophyllene, 3-cyclohexen- 1-ol, and ${\gamma}$-curcumene. We evaluated the safety of C. indicum flower oil by conducting acute oral toxicity, bone marrow micronucleus, and bacterial reverse mutation tests. Mortality, clinical signs and gross findings of mice were measured for 15 days after the oral single gavage administration of C. indicum flower oil. There were no mortality and clinical signs of toxicity at 2,000 mg/kg body weight/day of C. indicum flower oil throughout the 15 day period. Micronucleated erythrocyte cell counts for all treated groups were not significantly different between test and control groups. Levels of 15.63~500 ${\mu}g$ C. indicum flower oil/plate did not induce mutagenicity in S. Typhimurium and E. coli, with or without the introduction of a metabolic activation system. These results indicate that ingesting C. indicum flower oil produces no acute oral toxicity, bone marrow micronucleus, and bacterial reverse mutation.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.559-563
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• 2006

The growth responses of six bacterial strains exposed to materials extracted from turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizomes were examined using impregnated paper disk agar diffusion. Methanol extracts of turmeric rhizomes exhibited strong inhibitory activity against Clostridium perfringens and weak inhibitory activity toward Escherichia coli at 5 mg/disk. However, in tests conducted with Bifidobacterium adolescentis, B. bifidum, B. longum, and Lactobacillus casei, the methanol extract showed no inhibitory response. The biologically active constituent isolated from the turmeric rhizomes extracts was characterized as ar-turmerone using various spectroscopic analyses including EI-MS and NMR. The responses varied according to the dosage, chemicals, and bacterial strain tested. At 2 and 1 mg/disk, ar-turmerone strongly inhibited the growth of C. perfringens and moderately inhibited the growth of E. coli without any adverse effects on the growth of four lactic acid-bacteria. Of the commercially available compounds originating from turmeric rhizomes, curcumin exhibited strong and moderate growth inhibition against C. perfringens at 2 and 1 mg/disk, respectively, and weak growth inhibition against E. coli at 1 mg/disk. However, little or no activity was observed for borneol, 1,8-cineole, and sabinene against all six bacteria strains tested. The observed inhibitory activity of the turmeric rhizome-derived curcumin and ar-turmerone against C. perfringens and E. coli demonstrate one of the important pharmacological activities of turmeric rhizomes.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제105권1호
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• pp.86-92
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• 2016

본 연구는 가문비나무 집단 내 치수형성이 잘 이루어지지 않는 이유를 찾고자 실시하였다. 가문비나무 집단 내 치수형성을 방해하는 타감물질의 존재여부를 확인하고, 타감작용을 일으키는 수종을 확인하기 위해서 타감물질을 추출하여 종자발아 및 유묘생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 수용성 추출액은 GC/MS를 사용하여 수용성 페놀화합물의 유무를 확인하였다. 가문비나무 집단에서 채취한 주변 경쟁수종 잎의 수용성 추출물은 가문비나무 종자의 발아를 감소시켰으며, 유묘의 생장을 저해하였다. 추출액의 수용성 페놀화합물을 분석한 결과, borneol, Camphor, Longifolen, Longifolenaldehyde, Norbornene, Ketobornane, 1,8-Cineole, ${\alpha}$-Cadinol이 검출되었는데, 이들은 monoterpenoids 화합물로서, 타감물질로 잘 알려진 화합물들이다. 결론적으로, 가문비나무 집단 내 치수형성에 영향을 미치는 인자중의 하나가 주변 경쟁식생들의 타감효과에 의한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.610-616
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• 2002

The growth-inhibiting effects of Pinus densiflpora leaf-derived materials on nine human intestinal bacteria were investigated using the impregnated paper disk method, and their activities were compared with those of 13 commercially available terpenes. The biologically active constituent of the extract of P densiflora leaf was characterized as the monoterpene (1R)-(+)-$\alpha$-pinene by various spectroscopic analyses. Responses varied according to bacterial strain, chemicals, and dose. At 10 mg/disk, limonene and (1R)-(+)-$\alpha$-pinene strongly inhibited the growth of Clostridium perfringens, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli, without adverse effects on the growth of five lactic acid-bacteria (Bifidobacterium adolescentis, B. bifidum, B. longum, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and L. casei). Little or no inhibition against seven bacteria was observed with anethole, borneol, camphor, caryophyllene, 1,8-cineole, estragole, linalool, and $\alpha$-terpineol. Structure-activity relationship revealed that (1R)-(+)-$\alpha$-pinene had more growth-inhibiting activity against C. perfringens than (1R)-(+)-$\beta$-, (1S-(-)-$\alpha$-, and (1S-(-)-$\beta$-pinenes. Furthermore, the growth-inhibition against L. casei was much more pronounced in (1R)-(+)-$\beta$- and (In-(-)-$\beta$-pinenes than (1R)-(+)-$\alpha$- and (1S)-(-)-$\alpha$-pinenes. These results indicate that the (+)-$\alpha$ form seems to be required against C. perfringens and $\beta$ form against L. casei for growth-inhibiting activity. Morphologically, most strains of C. perfringens were damaged and disappeared at 5 and 2 mg/disk of (1R)-(+)-$\alpha$-pinene. Morphological study revealed that (1R)-(+)-$\alpha$-pinene had more growth-inhibiting activity against C. perfringens than (1R)-(+)-$\beta$-, (1S)-(-)-$\alpha$-, and (1S)-(-)-$\beta$-pinenes. As naturally occurring growth-inhibiting agents, the Pinus leaf-derived materials described above could be useful preventive agents against diseases caused by harmful intestinal bacteria such as clostridia.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.162-166
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• 2002

산초에서 시기에 따라 차이가 크게 나타나는 주요성분은 hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal, ${\alpha}-pinene$, myrcene, (Z)-ocimene+limonene, $(E)-{\beta}-ocimene$, linalool, citronellal, estragole 이었으며, 특히 estragole은 모든 지역에서 공통적으로 나타났다. 초피에서 시기에 따라 차이를 보이는 성분은 hexanal, (Z)-3-hexenol, n-hexanol, ${\alpha}-pinene$, limonene, 1,8-cineole, citronellal, estragole, citronellol 이었으며, 이중 (Z)-3-hexenol ${\alpha}-pinene$, limonene, citronellal이 모든 지역에서 공통으로 나타났다. 수목원에서 월별 변화를 보이는 성분을 관찰한 결과. 산초는 ${\alpha}-pinene$, myrcene, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate, ${\alpha}-phellandrene$, (Z)-ocimene+limonene, ${\beta}-phellandrene$, linalool, geranyl acetate 이였으며, 초피는 hexanal, (Z)-3-hexenol, (E)-2-hexenal, n-hexanol, ${\alpha}-pinene$, (Z)-ocimene, limonene, citronellal, geranyl acetate, ${\beta}-caryophyllene$ 이였다. 그러나 지역별 채집한 개체에 나타났던 estragole이 수목원에 식재된 산초나무 잎에서 미량으로만 존재한 이유는 열매를 맺지 못할 정도의 어린나무였기 때문이라고 생각되어 estragole 성분은 열매를 맺는 시기에 증가되는 성분이라 사료되었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.696-700
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• 2010

국내외에서 유통되고 있는 로즈마리 정유 31점을 수집하여 GC통한 유효성분분석과 항산화 활력시험을 실시하였다. 주요 성분은 ${\alpha}$-pinene, camphene, ${\beta}$-pinene, 1.8-cineol, verbenone 및 borneol 등이 동정되었다. 주요성분에 따라 생산국별로 함량의 차이가 나타났으며, 프랑스 원산 정유의 품질이 우수하였고, 국내에서 재배하여 추출한 정유가 ${\alpha}$-pinene과 camphene의 함량이 높았다. ISO가 제시한 9가지 성분의 함량을 충족하는 제품은 총 31점 중 5점(16%)으로 낮았다. 전자공여능(EDA)은 4.8-96.0%로 현저한 차이를 보였으며, 60%이상의 항산화능 활력을 갖는 정유는 13%였다. 특정 성분 함량에 따른 항산화 활력정도의 차이는 일치하지 않았으며, 스위스 원산의 정유에서 가장 높은 항산화 활력을 보였다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.558-570
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• 2014

This study was conducted to compare the volatile flavor compounds found in the leaves of 15 taxa of Korean native Chrysanthemum species. The volatile flavor compounds from the taxa were collected using a simultaneous steam distillation and extraction technique and were analyzed using gas chromatography/mass selective detector (GC/MSD). A total of 45 volatile flavor compounds were identified with six functional groups: 14 alcohols, 4 ketones, 19 hydrocarbons, 5 esters, 2 acids, and 1 aldehyde. The main functional group in 15 taxa of Chrysanthemum species was alcohols, accounting for 28.7% of volatile flavor compounds, followed by ketones (21.2%) and hydrocarbons (13.2%). Camphor, which is known for its antimicrobial properties, was the most abundant volatile compound (30%) in C. zawadskii ssp. latilobum and var. leiophyllum. In particular, C. indicum subspecies and C. boreale contained ${\alpha}$-thujone, which has outstanding anti-bacterial, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, and anti-diabetic efficacies. C. indicum var. albescens could be used in perfumes, since it showed 21 times more camphene than C. indicum. In addition, C. indicum var. acuta contained a fairly high content of 1,8-cineole, which has an inhibitory effect on mutagenesis. C. lineare contained only pentadecanoic acid compounds, whereas other taxa hexadecanoic acids. Overall, the Korean native Chrysanthemum species had considerable variation in volatile flavor compounds in their leaves. This study provides a good indication of specific potential use for various applications.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2015

Plants used for traditional medicine contain a wide range of substances that can be used to treat various diseases such as infectious diseases. The present study was designed to evaluate the antileishmanial effects of the essential oil and methanolic extract of Myrtus communis against Leishmania tropica on an in vitro model. Antileishmanial effects of essential oil and methanolic extract of M. communis on promastigote forms and their cytotoxic activities against J774 cells were evaluated using MTT assay for 72 hr. In addition, their leishmanicidal activity against amastigote forms was determined in a macrophage model, for 72 hr. Findings showed that the main components of essential oil were ${\alpha}$-pinene (24.7%), 1,8-cineole (19.6%), and linalool (12.6%). Findings demonstrated that M. communis, particularly its essential oil, significantly (P<0.05) inhibited the growth rate of promastigote and amastigote forms of L. tropica based on a dose-dependent response. The $IC_{50}$ values for essential oil and methanolic extract was 8.4 and $28.9{\mu}g/ml$ against promastigotes, respectively. These values were 11.6 and $40.8{\mu}g/ml$ against amastigote forms, respectively. Glucantime as control drug also revealed $IC_{50}$ values of 88.3 and $44.6{\mu}g/ml$ for promastigotes and amastigotes of L. tropica, respectively. The in vitro assay demonstrated no significant cytotoxicity in J774 cells. However, essential oil indicated a more cytotoxic effect as compared with the methanolic extract of M. communis. The findings of the present study demonstrated that M. communis might be a natural source for production of a new leishmanicidal agent.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.137-140
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• 2001

개똥쑥(Artemisia annua)에 함유되어 있는 천연화학물질이 곰팡이에 미치는 항균효과를 조사하고 천연화학물질의 성분을 분석하였다. 개똥쑥의 수용성물질과 휘발성물질로 인한 곰팡이의 생장실험은 곰팡이의 종류에 따라 생장률이 다르게 나타났고 수용성물질과 휘발성물질의 농도가 증가 됨에 따라 곰팡이의 생장률이 억제되었다. 특히 Fusarium oxysporum의 경우 휘발성물질보다 수용성물질에서의 생장 억제가 높았고 반면, Aspergillus nidulans는 수용성물질보다 휘발성물질에서 생장이 더 억제되었다. 따라서 이러한 모든 억제작용을 일으키는 화학물질을 찾기 위해 GC/MS를 사용하여 개똥쑥의 정유를 분석한 결과 2,4-hexadienal, β-pinene, cineole, thujone, camphor, citronellal, (-)-menthone, terpineol, (1R)-(-)myrtenol, mytenol, (S)-(-)-perillaaldehyde, perillalcohol, 4-tert-buthylaniline, eugenol, isosafrole, isoeugenol, α-humulene 등이 동정되었다. 이와 같은 결과로 볼때, 개똥쑥에 함유된 수용성 물질과 휘발성 물질이 실험에 쓰인 곰팡이에 대한 항균효과에 관계된다는 사실을 밝혀내었다.