Korean Journal of Plant Resources (한국자원식물학회지)

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Evaluation of Whitening Activities of Flower and Fruit of Sophora japonica L.

회화나무(Sophora japonica L.) 꽃(괴화)과 열매(괴각)의 미백활성 평가

  • Jang, Tae Won (Department of Medicinal Plant Science, Jungwon University) ;
  • Park, Jae Ho (Department of Medicinal Plant Science, Jungwon University)
  • 장태원 (중원대학교 생약자원개발학과) ;
  • 박재호 (중원대학교 생약자원개발학과)
  • Received : 2016.08.10
  • Accepted : 2016.10.31
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

Sophora japonica has been used for treatment of liver and blood-related diseases in herbology. We evaluated whitening activities of Sophorae Flos and Fructus. Sophorae Flos and Fructus were extracted with methanol (MeOH) and divided into petroleum ether, ethyl acetate(EtOAC) and water fraction. For whitening effect by western blot in B16 F10 cells, we analyzed it by investigating the effect of tyrosinase, TRP-l (tyrosinase-related protein 1), TRP-2 (tyrosinase-related protein 2) and MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor) protein expression. The protein expressions of tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2 and MITF in B16 F10 cells treated with Sophorae Flos and Fructus extract were reduced in a dose-dependant manner. Therefore, these results suggest that Sophorae Flos and Fructus have useful plant resource to be developed as functional cosmetic.

회화나무는 한의학에서 간과 혈관계 질환의 치료에 사용되어온 약용 식물로, 그 꽃과 열매를 괴화와 괴각이라 한다. 괴화와 괴각은 메탄올 추출물로부터 에틸아세테이트 분획물을 얻어 시료로 사용하였고, B16 F10 세포를 이용하여 Western blot을 실행하였다. 미백효과를 확인하기 위해, tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2, MITF 단백질을 확인하였다. 그 결과, 괴화와 괴각 추출물은 세포 생존율에는 영향이 미미하였으며, 모두tyrosinase, TRP-1, TRP-2, MITF 단백질의 발현 억제효과를 나타냈다. 또한 농도 의존적으로 억제효과를 보였으며, 이를 통해 전통적으로 사용되어 왔던 괴화와 괴각은 기능성 화장품의 원료와 같은 천연식물 유래 자원으로 상당한 가치를 나타냈다.

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