콩 추출물의 라디칼 소거 및 항염증 활성

Abstract

This study compared the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities of acetone extracts from commercially available soybeans with reddish (Gangnang-kong, Ultari-kong, and Lentils), black (Heuk-tae, Seori-tae, and Seomok-tae), and yellow (Baek-tae and Chickpea) seed coats. Reddish soybeans had the highest 2,2- diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-, superoxide-, and peroxynitrite-scavenging activities as well as the highest cupric reducing antioxidant capacities, followed by black soybeans; yellow soybeans showed the lowest value. The oxygen radical absorbance capacities and total phenolic contents of reddish and black soybeans were similar and higher than those of yellow soybeans were. Supercoiled DNA strand breakage induced by the hydroxyl radical was inhibited more by reddish soybeans compared to black or yellow soybeans. Lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 cells was inhibited more by reddish or black soybeans than yellow soybeans. The antioxidant activities, including DPPH radical scavenging, superoxide scavenging, and cupric reducing antioxidant capacity, were strongly correlated with the total phenolic and total flavonoid contents. The anti-inflammatory capacity was strongly correlated with the total flavonoid content. Therefore, these findings show that reddish or black soybeans had more potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects than yellow soybeans, possibly due to their high phenolic contents.