Abstract

To assess a potential possibility of Eucommia ulmoides (EU) as a functional food, anti-hypertensive materials of EU were isolated by silica gel column, thin layer and reverse phase column chromatographies, and then ACE (angiotensin-converting emzyme) inhibitory activities of different parts (leaf, bark, and stem) were investigated. The isolated compound, 8A, was pinoresinol-4,4'-di-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (below PDG) originating from Eucommial Cortex and its purity was 95.64%. Of all the samples tested, PDG in raw bark and roasted bark was the highest level at 135.13 mg% and 163.67 mg%, respectively. In ACE inhibitory activity at 10 mg/mL of EU extracts, roasted leaf, raw bark, and roasted bark were 77.56%, 75.73%, and 75.73%, respectively. ACE activities at 1 mg/mL were shown to be 91.87% for PDG, 97.06% for $Enalapril^{(R)}$, and 90.32% for $Captopril^{(R)}$.

두충의 기능성 식품으로서 이용 가능성을 평가하기 위하여, 두충의 항고혈압 활성 물질을 분리 및 확인하였고, 각 부위별(잎, 껍질, 줄기) 추출물의 관련물질의 함량 및 ACE 저해활성을 조사하였다. 두충에서 분리한 항고혈압성 물질로 추정되는 8A는 순도 95.64%의 pinoresinol-4,4'-di-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside(PDG)로서 자연건조 및 볶은 껍질에서 가장 높았으며, 각각 135.13 mg%와 163.67 mg%였다. 또한 두충 추출물의 ACE 저해활성은 10 mg/mL 농도로 처리하였을 때 볶은 잎, 자연건조 껍질 및 볶은 껍질에서 각각 77.56%, 75.73%, 75.73%로 높은 활성을 나타내었으며, 줄기는 상당히 낮게 나타났다. 두충에서 분리한 PDG를 1 mg/mL 처리할 때, ACE 저해활성은 91.87%로서 $Enalapril^{(R)}$의 97.06%보다는 조금 낮았지만, $Captopril^{(R)}$의 90.32% 보다는 약간 높은 항고혈압 활성을 나타내었다.

Keywords

• Eucommia ulmoides;
• pinoresinol-4,4'-di-O-${\beta}$-D-glucoside (PDG);
• ACE inhibitory activity