• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.342-345
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• 1997

A cytotoxic constituent was isolated by bioassay-guided procedure from the roots of Sophora flavescens Aiton (Leguminosae). The constituent was identified as sophoraflavanone G (I) by means of chemical methods and in comparsion with spectral data of standard compound. The $ED_50$ values of constituent I were 0.78, 1.57, 2.14 and $8.59{\mu}g/ml$ against A549, HeLa, K562 and L1210 cell lines, respectively. Constituent I exhibited highly cytotoxic activities against A549, K562 and HeLa cells, but showed a mild activity $$(ED_50 value, 5{\mu}g/ml)$$ against L1210 cells. Among the tested cell lines, A549 cells were the most sensitive to constituent I.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.97-99
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• 2001

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2000

This study was carried out to evaluate cytotoxicity of the methanol extract from Sophora flavescens Ait. against L1210 (lymphocytic leukemia) and $P388D_1$ (lymphoid neoplasma) Cells in vitro. We have determined cytotoxicity by the MTT (3- (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H- tetrazolium bromide) assay. The order of cytotoxicity of Sophora flavescens Ait. extracts against L1210 and $P388D_1$ cells in vitro is as follows: Fr. 4 > Fr. 3 > Fr. 5 > Fr. 2 > Fr. 1. These results suggest that the fraction 4 of the methanol extracts from Sophora flavescens Ait. may be a valuable choice for the development of antitumor agents. In order to develop an antimicrobial agent, dried Sophora flavescens Ait. was extracted with hot methanol, and then antimicrobial activity (MIC test) was investigated. In this study, the fraction 3 of the methanol extracts from the roots of S. flavescens showed strong growth inhibition activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria (MIC, $3.125\;{\mu}g/ml$) such as S. mutans, S. epidermidis and P. putida. These results indicate that fractions 3 and 4 inhibit tumor cells and bacteria.

• 생약학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.266-271
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• 2006

Sophorae Radix, the dried roots of Sophora flavescens Aiton (Leguminosae), has been used in oriental traditional medicine for treatment of skin and mucosal ulcers, sores, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, diarrhea, inflammation and arrhythmia. Present study was carried out for the gastroprotective effect of trifolirhizin from Sophora flavescens. This reports were evaluated antibacterial activity against Helicobacter pylori and HCl ethanol-induced gastric lesion in rats and showed the significant effectiveness. In pylorus ligated rats, the treatments of trifolirhizin showed decrease in the volume of gastric secretion and acid output. Also we evaluated the antibacterial activity against H. pylori treated with methanol extract and trifolirhizin from Sophora flavescens had a equivalent antibacterial activity with ampicillin against H. pylori at the dose of $100{\mu}g/mL$. It may be regarded that the antigastritic effects and antibacterial activity of trifolirhizin from Sophora flavescens are originated from reduction of total acid output identified by gastric secretion reduce, free radical scavenging effects and the antibacterial activity against H. pylori.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2009

괴화추출물은 DPPH free radical 소거법에 의한 항산화 활성 실험에서는 ethyl acetate 분획($RC_{50}=3.13{\mu}g/mL$), butanol 분획($RC_{50}=6.25{\mu}g/mL$)에서 강한 항산화 활성을 보였으며, ${\alpha}$-tocopherol이나 BHA보다 유사하거나 강한 항산화 활성을 나타냈다. Linoleic acid에 대한 항지질과산화 활성 실험은 15일째에 물층을 제외한 추출물, 분획물에서 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 박테리아에 대한 항균실험은 Staphylococcus aureus에서만 활성을 보이지 않았을 뿐 다른 피검균에서는 높은 활성을 보였다. 다만, fungi strain인 Candida albicands에 대해 각각 $250{\mu}g/mL$, $500{\mu}g/mL$의 생육 억제 농도를 나타내었다. 항보체 활성화능을 측정한 결과 물층 21%를 제외한 다른 분획물은 10% 이하의 낮은 억제효과를 보이거나 활성이 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 괴화 추출물은 항산화 활성, 항지질과산화 활성, 항미생물 활성이 우수하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로, 괴화 추출물을 이용하여 식품 및 음료 등과 같은 기능성식품으로서의 다양한 산업적 응용분야에 널리 응용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.269-280
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• 2014

본 연구는 고삼, 정향 및 neem 추출물에 대한 항균 항충력을 규명하여 벼 친환경 재배 포장에서 병해충 방제제로의 이용가능성을 검토하고자 수행하였다. 식물추출물에 대한 잿빛곰팡이균에 대한 항균력 실험결과 정향추출물이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었으며, 벼멸구에 대한 살충력은 고삼추출물이 가장 높은 효과를 보였는데, 고삼추출물의 300배 희석용액에서도 100%의 살충 방제가를 나타내었다. 정향과 고삼추출물에 각각 목초액(10%)과 유화전착제(10%)를 혼합하여 친환경 벼 재배포장에 살포하고 병해충 발생률을 조사한 결과, 정향추출물 처리구의 병해 방제가는 무처리구(100%) 대비 50.8%, 해충 발생은 70.6%를 나타내었고, 고삼추출물 처리구는 무처리(100%) 대비 병해 방제가는 43.1%, 해충 방제가는 79.1%로 나타났다. 결론적으로, 고삼 및 정향 추출물은 벼 친환경 재배 시 병해는 약 50%, 충해는 약 70%를 감소시킬 수 있어서 친환경농자재로의 활용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2010

Korean Sophora japonica has been found to posses an anti-inflammatory activity. In this study, Korean Sophora japonica extract, rutin, was used to know whether rutin inhibits to produce inflammatory mediators NO and TNF-$\alpha$ from the mouse peritoneal macrophages that were treated an inflammatory agent LPS. The rutin-1 hr pretreated macrophages were incubated with LPS for 0.5~5 hrs, and then collected the supernatant and the cell lysate for measurements of the level of iNOS, NO, TNF-$\alpha$ mRNA, TNF-$\alpha$, and p-NF-${\kappa}B$. Minimal and maximal effective doses of the rutin on them were 1 and $100{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. The maximal effective dose of rutin certainly inhibted the productions of iNOS, NO, TNF-$\alpha$ mRNA, TNF-$\alpha$and p-NF-${\kappa}B$ from the LPS-treated macrophages (p<0.0001). Its $ED_{50}$ for inhibition of TNF-$\alpha$ mRNA and p-NF-${\kappa}B$ was $5{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, and for iNOS, NO, and TNF-$\alpha$ was $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. The rutin did not have any cytotoxic effect. As the results, the Sophora japonica rutin could be a good candidate for an anti-inflammatory action.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

Objectives: The enzymatic hydrolysis is one of the processing methods that improve its effectiveness on medicinal herbs. In this research, changes in ingredients and activity by enzymatic hydrolysis were studied. Methods: For this study, a carbohydrate hydrolase such as viscozyme, which converts glycosides to aglycone, was applied to induce constituent changes in Sophora japonica Linne, Houttuynia cordata Thunberg and Leonurus japonicus Houttuyn. Changes in antioxidant activity were measured using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazl (DPPH) method, and changes in ingredients were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. Results: As a result of enzymatic hydrolysis, the content of quercetin was increased from 1.26 mg/g to 29.66 mg/g in Sophora japonica Linne, from 0 mg/g to 0.66 mg/g in Houttuynia cordata Thunberg and from 0.43 mg/g to 0.71 mg/g in Leonurus japonicus Houttuyn. As a result of the antioxidant experimentation, the IC₅₀ of Sophora japonica Linne decreased from 5 ug/ml (MeOH extract) and 9.1 ug/ml (EtOAc fraction) to 3.0 ug/ml, Houttuynia cordata Thunberg decreased from 15.6 ug/ml (MeOH extract) and 13.6 ug/ml (EtOAc fraction) to 11.2 ug/ml, and Leonurus japonicus Houttuyn decreased from 14.4 ug/ml (MeOH extract) and 12.6 ug/ml (EtOAc fraction) to 10.2 ug/ml. Conclusion: In conclusion, it was confirmed that glycoside rutin contained in the three medicinal herbs was changed to quercetin which is the aglycone, by the enzymatic hydrolysis using viscozyme. In terms of antioxidant activity, Sophora japonica Linne showed a significant antioxidant activity value that closes to the control group butylated hydroxyanisole. Houttuynia cordata Thunberg and Leonurus japonicus Houttuyn showed a minor increase in antioxidant activity.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.396-407
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• 2023

The golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) has been utilized as a natural and eco-friendly control of weeds in rice paddy fields. However, P. canaliculata can damage other crops. In this study, the effectiveness of plant extracts from various natural sources that are reportedly effective against pests in the control of P. canaliculata was investigated. The four plant extracts were effective against P. canaliculata and ranked in descending order as green tea seed (Camellia sinensis) > root of red spider lily (Lycoris radiata) > leaves of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) > root of sophora (Sophora flavescens). The mortality rate of P. canaliculata was increased using 200 to 2000 mg/kg of green tea seed powder. However, shrubby sophora root extract did not significantly increase the mortality rate. The LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ of green tea seed, tobacco leaves, shrubby sophora root, and red spider lily root were 900 and 2800 mg/L, 956 and 2320 mg/L, 2162 and 5325 mg/L, and 512 and 1054 mg/kg, respectively. The LC₅₀ and LC₉₀ of ground powder of C. sinensis, N. tabacum, S. flavescens and L. radiata were 248 and 646 mg/L, 403 and 733 mg/L, 409 and 905 mg/L, and 493 and 1141 mg/L, respectively. The findings indicate the remarkable control potency of green tea seeds against the golden apple snail. An organic material incorporating the four plant powders may help control green apple snail in an ecosystem-friendly manner.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.821-831
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• 2016

본 연구는 난방제 해충인 파밤나방을 농가에서 효과적으로 방제하기 위해 Bacillus thuringiensis와 고삼추출물 혼합처리에 의한 살충효과를 실내 포트 및 포장 실험을 통해 조사하였다. 실내 포트 실험에서 BT를 농도별($1{\times}10^5$, $1{\times}10^6$, $1{\times}10^7cfu\;mL^{-1}$)로 처리하였을 때 파밤나방의 살충율은 27.5%, 51.3%, 92.5%로 농도가 높아질수록 살충율이 증가하였다. BT ($1{\times}10^5$, $1{\times}10^6$, $1{\times}10^7cfu\;mL^{-1}$)와 0.033% 고삼추출물 혼합처리구의 살충율은 98.8%, 88.8%, 91.3%로 BT 단독처리보다 BT+고삼추출물 혼합처리구가 높은 살충율을 나타냈으며, 혼합된 BT의 농도가 낮을수록 살충율 증가가 높았다. 각 처리별 파밤나방의 식이저해 효과는 BT의 농도가 높아질수록 우수한 것을 확인하였다. 또한 포장 실험에서도 실내포트 실험과 유사하게 BT 단독처리구(14.4%, 26.7%, 66.7%)보다 고삼추출물 혼합처리구가 높은 살충율(72.2%, 67.8%, 61.1%)을 나타냈으며 식이저해효과 또한 실내실험과 유사한 결과를 나타냈다. 따라서 농가에서 파밤나방을 효과적으로 방제하기 위해서는 BT 단독처리보다 0.033% 고삼과 BT($1{\times}10^5cfu/ml$)를 혼합하여 처리하는 것이 효과적일 것으로 사료된다.