• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2006

Various levels of antibacterial activity have been identified for water and ethanol extracts of corn silk, particularly against Salmonella typhimurium KCTC 2515. In general, the water extract was more effective than the ethanol extract. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for the water extract was 7.5 mg/disc for S. typhimurium KCTC 2515 and B. cereus KCTC 1092, as well as for the ethanol extract against S. typhimurium KCTC 2515 and S. typhimurium KCTC 1925. However, the MICs for the water extract were lower than those for the ethanol extract against all bacteria tested, except S. typhimurium KCTC 1925 and B. cereus KCTC 1014. The growth of the tested organisms in the synthesized broth medium was inhibited with the addition of 5-fold levels of MIC. Using sterilized milk as the model food system, we found that the lag phase for these microorganisms was extended up to 3 days at $20^{\circ}C$, but was not affected at $4^{\circ}C$. These results indicate that bacterial growth was strongly inhibited by corn silk extract at $20^{\circ}C$.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2013

본 연구는 자색 옥수수 부산물인 옥수수 줄기와 잎을 이용하여 염액을 추출하여 여러 가지 염색 조건에서 염색정도를 관찰하고 자색옥수수 부산물의 염료로서의 가능성을 타진하여 이용성 증진을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시하였다. 1. 자색 옥수수 추출시 pH에 따른 흡광도의 변화가 없으므로 자색 옥수수 색소 함량을 측정하기 위하여 UV 흡광도를 측정할 때 520~560 nm를 이용하는 것이 효율적일 것으로 생각된다. 2. 자색 옥수수 잎 추출물로 염색한 silk와 cotton은 pH가 높아질수록 직물의 밝기와 적색도가 낮아졌다. 줄기 추출물의 경우에는 뚜렷한 경향을 나타내지는 않았지만 pH 값이 높아질수록 밝기와 적색도가 높아지는 경향을 나타내었다. 3. 농도에 따른 직물의 염색 정도는 silk와 cotton 모두 농도가 높아질수록 밝기는 낮아지고 적색도는 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 4. Silk와 cotton은 일반적으로 염색시간이 길어질수록 명도가 증가하고, 적색도는 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.501-506
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• 2016

BACKGROUNG/OBJECTIVES: Corn silk (CS) extract contains large amounts of maysin, which is a major flavonoid in CS. However, studies regarding the effect of CS extract on cholesterol metabolism is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of CS extract on cholesterol metabolism in C57BL/6J mouse fed high-fat diets. MATERIALS/METHODS: Normal-fat group fed 7% fat diet, high-fat (HF) group fed 25% fat diet, and high-fat with corn silk (HFCS) group were orally administered CS extract (100 mg/kg body weight) daily. Serum and hepatic levels of total lipids, triglycerides, and total cholesterol as well as serum free fatty acid, glucose, and insulin levels were determined. The mRNA expression levels of acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT), cholesterol 7-alpha hydroxylase (CYP7A1), farnesoid X receptor (FXR), lecithin cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT), low-density lipoprotein receptor, 3-hyroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase), adiponectin, leptin, and tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$ were determined. RESULTS: Oral administration of CS extract with HF improved serum glucose and insulin levels as well as attenuated HF-induced fatty liver. CS extracts significantly elevated mRNA expression levels of adipocytokines and reduced mRNA expression levels of HMG-CoA reductase, ACAT, and FXR. The mRNA expression levels of CYP7A1 and LCAT between the HF group and HFCS group were not statistically different. CONCLUSIONS: CS extract supplementation with a high-fat diet improves levels of adipocytokine secretion and glucose homeostasis. CS extract is also effective in decreasing the regulatory pool of hepatic cholesterol, in line with decreased blood and hepatic levels of cholesterol though modulation of mRNA expression levels of HMG-CoA reductase, ACAT, and FXR.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.217-228
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• 2019

There have been no published studies concerning the anti-inflammatory effects of corn silk on colon cancer cells. Thus, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of corn silk extract containing high levels of maysin on inflammation and its mechanism of action in colon cancer cells. SW 480 human colon cancer cells were treated with $1{\mu}g/mL$ of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to induce inflammation, and next they were treated with different concentrations of corn silk extract (0, 5, 10 and $15{\mu}g/mL$). The concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) were determined. The mRNA expressions of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), tumor necrosis factor ${\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$), interleukin-1beta ($IL-1{\beta}$) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), were determined. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the protein expressions of nuclear factor-kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) and mitogen-activated protein kinases, and the latter consists of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK), c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 MAP kinase (p38). The concentration of NO and the mRNA expression of iNOS were significantly and dose-dependently decreased in the corn silk-treated groups (P<0.05). The mRNA expression of $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$ and IL-6 were significantly increased in the LPS-treated group (P<0.05), but these expressions were significantly and dose-dependently decreased in the corn silk treated groups (P<0.05). The protein expressions of $NF-{\kappa}B$ (in a dose-dependent fashion), ERK (at 10 and $15{\mu}g/mL$), JNK (at $15{\mu}g/mL$) and p38 (at 10 and $15{\mu}g/mL$) were significantly decreased with corn silk treatments (P<0.05). In conclusion, corn silk extract containing high levels of maysin seems to inhibit the LPS-induced inflammatory responses in SW480 colon cancer cells via the $NF-{\kappa}B$ pathway.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1399-1407
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• 2015

Klebsiella pneumoniae는 인간의 피부, 구강, 호흡기, 요로, 장관 등에서 일반적으로 존재하는 상재세균이다. 하지만 지역사회획득 폐렴의 주요 원인이 되는 기회감염균이기도 하다. 옥수수수염은 K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 등 병원성 세균에 대해 항균활성이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 옥수수수염 농축액의 K. pneumoniae에 대한 항균능을 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883, broad-spectrum β-lactamase (BSBL) 생성균주, exteded-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) 생성균주 및 carbapenemase 생성균주를 수집하였다. 항균제 감수성 검사는 디스크 확산법을 사용하였고 내성유전자는 PCR 증폭과 염기서열 분석을 통해 확인하였다. 또한 항균활성 실험을 위하여 옥수수수염 농축액을 이용하여 MacConkey agar 평판배지(50%, 100%)를 제조하였고 균주의 성장억제를 확인하기 위하여 제조된 배지에 K. pneumoniae를 평판도말하여 37℃ 항온기에서 18시간동안 배양하였다. 수집된 K. pneumoniae는 SHV-1 (n=8), SHV-2a (n=8), SHV-5 (n=2), SHV-11 (n=2), SHV-12 (n=18), TEM-1 (n=10), CTX-M-3 (n=2), CTX-M-14 (n=2), CTX-M-15 (n=1), GES-5 (n=5), KPC-2 (n=6), KPC-3 (n=4) 및 NDM-1 (n=2)을 보유하고 있었다. 시험에 사용된 K. pneumoniae 균주 가운데 K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883균주에 대해 항균활성이 있었으나 BSBL, ESBL 및 carbapenemase 생성균주에 대한 항균활성을 확인할 수는 없었다. 따라서 옥수수수염 추출액은 K. pneumoniae에 의한 지역사회획득 감염증 예방과 회복에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.710-713
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• 2017

옥수수수염 추출물에서 분리한 NICS-1 및 NICS-3이 가지고 있는 항염 및 항아토피 활성을 알아보기 위하여 각각 RAW 264.7 및 HaCaT 세포를 이용하여 NO 및 TNF-${\alpha}$ 생성 저해능과 TARC 생성량 정도를 측정하였다. 그 결과 항염활성의 경우 NICS-1 및 NICS-3 두 추출물 모두 NO 및 TNF-${\alpha}$ 생성량이 농도의존적으로 크게 감소하였으며, NICS-3이 더 높은 활성을 나타냈다. 또한 항아토피 활성의 경우도 두 추출물 모두 TARC 생성이 대조구에 비하여 크게 감소하였으며 NICS-3 보다 NICS-1이 더 우수한 활성을 나타냈다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.575-582
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• 2016

BACKGROUNG/OBJECTIVES: The study was performed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of action of high maysin corn silk extract on body weight and fat deposition in experimental animals. MATERIALS/METHODS: A total of 30 male C57BL/6J mice, 4-weeks-old, were purchased and divided into three groups by weight using a randomized block design. The normal-fat (NF) group received 7% fat (diet weight basis), the high-fat (HF) group received 25% fat and 0.5% cholesterol, and the high-fat corn silk (HFCS) group received high-fat diet and high maysin corn silk extract at 100 mg/kg body weight through daily oral administration. Body weight and body fat were measured, and mRNA expression levels of proteins involved in adipocyte differentiation, fat accumulation, fat synthesis, lipolysis, and fat oxidation in adipose tissue and the liver were measured. RESULTS: After experimental diet intake for 8 weeks, body weight was significantly lower in the HFCS group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05), and kidney fat and epididymal fat pad weights were significantly lower in the HFCS group compared to the HF group (P < 0.05). In the HFCS group, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-${\beta}$, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-${\gamma}1$ (PPAR-${\gamma}1$), and PPAR-${\gamma}2$ mRNA expression levels were significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in the epididymal fat pad, whereas cluster of differentiation 36, lipoprotein lipase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase-1, sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase, isozyme-4, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 mRNA expression levels were significantly decreased in liver and adipose tissues (P < 0.05). In the HFCS group, mRNA expression levels of AMP-activated protein kinase, hormone-sensitive lipase, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 were elevated (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: It can be concluded that high maysin corn silk extract inhibits expression of genes involved in adipocyte differentiation, fat accumulation, and fat synthesis as well as promotes expression of genes involved in lipolysis and fat oxidation, further inhibiting body fat accumulation and body weight elevation in experimental animals.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.1045-1052
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 고메이신 함유 옥수수수염 추출물의 유전독성에 대한 안전성을 규명하고자 세균에서의 복귀돌연변이 유발성, 염색체 이상, 마우스 골수세포에 있어서 소핵실험을 수행하였다. 세균에서의 복귀돌연변이 유발성 여부는 Salmonella Typhimurium의 히스티딘 요구성 균주인 TA100, TA1535, TA98 및 TA1537의 4개 균주와 대장균 Escherichia coli의 트립토판 요구성 균주인 WP2 uvrA를 이용하여 대사활성계 적용(+S9 Mix) 및 비적용(-S9 Mix)하에서 유전 손상을 측정한 결과 모든 균주에서 대사활성계 적용 및 비적용 시 옥수수수염 추출물(5,000, 1,666.67, 555.56, 185.19, $61.73{\mu}g/plate$)에서 복귀돌연변이 평균 집락수의 변화 및 농도 의존적인 증가는 관찰되지 않았다. 염색체 이상 실험에서 대사활성계 적용 및 비적용 6시간 처리군(최고농도 $1,250{\mu}g/mL$)과 대사활성계 비적용 24시간 처리군(최고농도 $250{\mu}g/mL$)에서 이상 중기상 발현 빈도의 증가 및 음성대조군에 비하여 통계적으로 유의성이 확인되지 않았다. 마우스 골수세포에서의 소핵실험에서는 모든 투여용량의 옥수수수염 추출물(0, 500, 1,000, 2,000 mg/kg)에서 다염성 적혈구 중 소핵다염성 적혈구의 출현 빈도 및 총 적혈구에 대한 다염성 적혈구의 출현 빈도가 음성대조군과 비교하여 유의한 차이가 없었으므로 2,000 mg/kg 옥수수수염 추출물의 섭취는 마우스 골수세포의 소핵 유도에 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 판단된다. 결론적으로 세균에서의 복귀돌연변이 실험, 염색체 이상 실험 및 생체 내에서의 마우스 골수세포에서의 소핵시험을 통하여 본 실험 조건에서 고메이신 함유 옥수수수염 추출물은 유전독성을 유발하지 않는 것을 확인하였다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.373-380
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of a corn silk extract on improving benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS/METHODS: The experimental animals, 6-week-old male Wistar rats, were divided into sham-operated control (Sham) and experimental groups. The experimental group, which underwent orchiectomy and received subcutaneous injection of 10 mg/kg of testosterone propionate to induce BPH, was divided into a Testo Only group that received only testosterone, a Testo+Fina group that received testosterone and 5 mg/kg finasteride, a Testo+CSE10 group that received testosterone and 10 mg/kg of corn silk extract, and a Testo+CSE100 group that received testosterone and 100 mg/kg of corn silk extract. Prostate weight and concentrations of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), $5{\alpha}$- reductase $2(5{\alpha}-R2)$, and prostate specific antigen (PSA) in serum or prostate tissue were determined. The mRNA expressions of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in prostate tissue were also measured. RESULTS: Compared to the Sham group, prostate weight was significantly higher in the Testo Only group and decreased significantly in the Testo+Fina, Testo+CSE10, and Testo+CSE100 groups (P < 0.05), results that were consistent with those for serum DHT concentrations. The concentrations of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ in serum and prostate as well as the mRNA expression of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ in prostate were significantly lower in the Testo+Fina, Testo+CSE10, and Testo+CSE100 groups than that in the Testo Only group (P < 0.05). Similarly, the concentrations of PSA in serum and prostate were significantly lower in the Testo+Fina, Testo+CSE10, and Testo+CSE100 groups (P < 0.05) than in the Testo Only group. The mRNA expression of PCNA in prostate dose-independently decreased in the Testo+CSE-treated groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: BPH was induced through injection of testosterone, and corn silk extract treatment improved BPH symptoms by inhibiting the mRNA expression of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ and decreasing the amount of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$, DHT, and PSA in serum and prostate tissue.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.292-298
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• 2017

본 연구는 옥수수 수염 추출물을 핵물질로 사용하였고 피복물질로는 maltodextrin (MD), cyclodextrin (CD), MD와 CD를 1:1(w/w)로 혼합한(MD+CD) 세 가지 피복물질을 이용하여 미세캡슐화 하였을 때 흡습제어, DPPH radical 소거능(DRSA), hydroxyl radical 소거능(HRSA) 및 tyrosinase 저해활성(TIA)의 향상 정도를 비교 분석하였다. 대조구의 WAI 값은 0.68로 가장 높은 지수를 보였으며 처리구의 경우는 MD+CD 처리구가 0.20으로 가장 낮게 나타내었다. 이러한 현상은 피복물질에 의한 유리전이온도 상승과 같은 수분함량에서의 수분활성도 증가에 기인되기 때문이다. WSI에서는 대조구가 72.23%로 가장 낮은 지수를 나타내었으며 CD 처리구가 95.23%로 가장 높은 지수를 나타내었으며 피복물질의 수분용해도 및 미세캡슐화 과정에서의 입자크기감소가 주요원인이다. DRSA의 경우 대조구는 18.60%로 가장 낮았으며 CD 처리구에서는 89.25%이었고 HRSA는 대조구의 경우 16.89%인 반면 MD+CD 처리구는 47.64%로 나타났다. TIA에서는 대조구는 7.16%로 낮은 활성을 보인 반면 MD 처리구가 40.42%로 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 이와 같은 생리활성도 향상은 수분용해도와 비표면적 증가에 기인되었기 때문이다. 모든 분석 치에서 대조구와 처리구간에 유의성차이를 보였다(p<0.05).