Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters (한국미생물·생명공학회지)

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Evaluation of Antimicrobial, Antithrombin, and Antioxidant Activity of Aerial Bulbils of Dioscorea batatas Decne

영여자의 항균, 항혈전 및 항산화 활성 평가

  • Ahn, Seon-Mi (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University) ;
  • Jang, Han-Su (Gyeongbuk Institute for Bioindustry) ;
  • Kwun, In-Sook (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University) ;
  • Sohn, Ho-Yong (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Andong National University)
  • 안선미 (안동대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 장한수 (경북바이오산업연구원) ;
  • 권인숙 (안동대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 손호용 (안동대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2009.09.28
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Abstract

The annual productions of yam and its aerial bulbils are estimated to 5,000 and 2,500 ton, respectively. But the majority of bulbils had been discarded without specific use. In this study, methanol extract and its organic solvent fractions were prepared from bulbils of Dioscorea batatas Decne, and their antimicrobial, antithrombin, and antioxidant activities were evaluated, respectively. The methanol extract contained 58.98% of water-soluble materials as like yam's extract. But the bulbils's extract contained 12-folds of total polyphenol and 3.4-folds of total flavonoids compared than yam's extract, respectively. For antimicrobial activity the hexane and ethyl acetate fraction showed strong antibacterial activity at $500{\mu}g/disc$ concentration against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Antifungal activity was not observed in any fractions. Strong antithrombin activity was found in the hexane fractions. At 4.8 mg/mL concentration thrombin time (TT) was over 300 sec, which is 4-folds extended than the TT of yam. In a while, the ethyl acetate fraction showed strong DPPH scavenging activity ($IC_{50}$ of $38.1{\mu}g/mL$), SOD-like activity and reducing power, which are comparable to vitamin C or BHT. Our results suggest that the bulbils of yam as yam tuber have useful bio-activities, such as antibacterial, antithrombosis, and antioxidant activity.

영여자는 마의 주아를 말하며, 년간 생마 생산량 5,000 톤의 절반인 2,500 톤 정도가 생산되고 있다. 그러나 영여자는 다음해 마의 종자로 일부 이용될 뿐 대부분이 폐기되고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 영여자의 새로운 생물소재 가능성을 검토하고 생마에서 보고된 항균, 항혈전 및 항산화 활성을 평가하고자, 영여자로부터 메탄올 추출물을 조제하고 이로부터 헥산, 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올의 다양한 유기용매 분획물 및 물 잔류물을 조제하여 각각의 항균, 항혈전 및 항산화 활성을 평가하였다. 영여자 메탄올 추출물은 마의 그것과 유사하게 다량의 수용성 성분을 함유하고 있었으나 총 폴리페놀 및 총플라보노이드 함량이 각각 12배, 3.4배 높았다. 항균 활성의 경우, 헥산 및 에틸아세테이트 분획에서 항세균 활성이 나타나 전반적으로 마와 유사하였으나, 부가적으로 S. aureus에 강한 생육저해를 나타내어 마와 차별되었다. 항혈전 활성의 경우, 헥센 분획물이 매우 강력한 활성을 나타내어 4.8 mg/mL 농도에서 300초 이상, 2.4 mg/mL 농도에서 67초의 트롬빈 타임을 나타내어 마의 경우와 비교할 때 4배 이상의 강력한 활성을 나타내었다. 메탄올 추출물 및 유기용매 분획물의 항산화 활성 평가 결과, 에틸아세테이트 분획에서 매우 우수한 DPPH 소거능($IC_{50}=38.1{\mu}g/mL$), SOD 유사활성(vitamin C의 36%) 및 환원력(BHT의 59.4%)을 나타내었다. 본 연구결과는, 대부분 폐기되고 있는 영여자의 새로운 생물소재 개발 가능성을 제시하며, 영여자가 마의 지하괴근이 가진 항세균, 항혈전 및 항산화 활성과 거의 동등한, 또는 보다 우수한 활성을 가지고 있음을 나타내고 있다.

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