Taraxacum Platycarpum Research Articles

민들레 뿌리분말의 첨가비율을 달리하여 제조한 민들레 약주의 이화학적 및 관능적 특성

민들레 뿌리분말의 첨가비율(0, 5, 10, 15%)을 달리하여 제조한 민들레 약주의 이화학적 및 관능적 특성을 조사하였다. 민들레 뿌리분말 첨가량의 증가에 따른 pH 변화는 미미하였고, 산도와 당도는 15% 첨가구가 각각 가장 높은 함량을 나타났다. 환원당 함량은 민들레 뿌리분말 15% 첨가구가 발효 3일째에 다른 시료구에 비하여 가장 높았으며, 그 이후에는 급격하게 감소하여 다른 시험구와 비슷한 함량을 나타내었고, 알코올 함량은 발효가 진행됨에 따라 시험구 모두 증가하였다. 민들레 뿌리분말 첨가 비율을 달리하여 제조한 약주의 관능적 특성은 첨가 비율이 10, 15%로 증가할수록 종합적 기호도가 좋지 않았으며, 첨가 비율이 5%인 시험구가 색, 향, 맛, 목넘김, 종합적 기호도가 우수하였다. 이와 같이 민들레 뿌리분말의 첨가 비율을 달리하여 제조한 약주의 이화학적 및 관능적 특성을 검토한 결과, 민들레 뿌리분말 5%를 첨가하여 제조한 약주가 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 위의 실험 결과, 민들레 뿌리분말로 약주를 제조할 경우, 민들레 뿌리분말 5%를 첨가하는 것이 가장 적합함을 알 수 있었다.

Constituents from the Roots of Taraxacum platycarpum and Their Effect on Proliferation of Human Skin Fibroblasts

A MeOH extract from the roots of Taraxacum platycarpum has shown significant effects on the proliferation of normal human skin fibroblasts. Chemical analysis of the extract resulted in the isolation of 26 compounds, including eight new triterpenes, one new sesquiterpene glycoside, and seventeen known compounds. The structure of each new compound was established using NMR spectroscopy. Some triterpenes had a significant effect on the proliferation of normal human skin fibroblasts.

Skin Hydration and Collagen Synthesis of AF-343 in HS68 Cell Line and NC/Nga Mice by Filaggrin Expression and Suppression of Matrix Metallopreteinase

Extract of Taraxacum platycarpum (AF-343) has been reported to have several biological properties such as skin hydration and anti-inflammatory effects. Although clinical evidences of skin hydration and antiinflammatory effect were proven in clinical trial, precise mechanism of skin hydration was not fully understood yet. In this study, we have focused skin hydration mechanism related filaggrin, collagen, and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) in vitro and animal study. Herein, skin hydration mechanism of AF-343 is due to recovery of filaggrin in mice model and increased production of collagen with suppression of matrix MMP in vitro fibroblast cell line.

천연 갈변저해제로서의 민들레 및 감국 추출물의 항산화 및 갈변억제 효과

천연 갈변저해제 소재를 발굴하기 위하여 민들레와 감국을 열수 및 80% 에탄올로 추출하고, 그 추출물에 대하여 PPO 저해활성과 DPPH radical 소거능, 총페놀 함량 등을 통하여 항산화 효과를 조사하였다. 또한 추출물을 사과슬라이스에 침지하여 외관의 변화를 관찰하였다. 감국 추출물이 민들레 추출물보다 높은 PPO 저해활성을 보였으며 DPPH radical 소거능 그리고 총페놀 함량 등에 대해서 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 각 추출물에 대하여 사과 슬라이스에 침지하여 처리한 결과 감국 추출물에서 높은 L값과 낮은 <TEX>${\Delta}E$</TEX>값을 보여 색 변화가 적게 일어났음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 감국의 경우 열수 추출물보다 에탄올 추출물에서 항산화 효과 및 PPO 저해활성력이 높은 것으로 조사되어 본 연구를 통하여 천연 갈변저해제로 감국 에탄올 추출물이 사용이 효과적일 것으로 사료된다. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Taraxacum platycarpum and Chrysanthemum indicum extracts on the browning of apple slices. The inhibition of the PPO activities, total phenolic contents, and DPPH free-radical-scavenging activities was measured from water and from the 80% EtOH extracts of Taraxacum platycarpum and Chrysanthemum indicum as natural antibrowning agents. Apples were cut into 15-mm-thick slices, and each slice was dipped for 1 min in different treatment solutions (1% Taraxacum platycarpum and Chrysanthemum indicum extracts, 1% citric acid) and was stored at room temperature. The inhibition of the PPO activity in the Chrysanthemumin indicum extract was better than that in the Taraxacum platycarpum extract. The highest DPPH free-radical-scavenging activity (76.10%) was found in the 80% EtOH extract of Chrysanthemum indicum. After 24 h, the <TEX>${\Delta}E$</TEX> value of the apple slices that were treated in the 80% EtOH extract of Chrysanthemum indicum was at the lowest level (2.22). The total phenolic content was 94.07 mg/g, and the total flavonoid content was 102.60 mg/g, in the 80% EtOH extract of Chrysanthemum indicum. The antibrowning effect of Chrysanthemum indicum was higher than that of Taraxacum platycarpum in the apple slices.

생약재 추출물로부터 주름 개선 소재의 발굴 및 이를 이용한 화장품의 안정성 시험

Various herbal medicinal extracts were examined for the development of cosmetic products with anti-oxidative and anti-wrinkle activity. First, total polyphenol contents and DPPH radical scavenging activities of herbal medicinal extracts were measured. Most herbal samples, except for DW extracts of Portulaca oleracea, Caesalpinia sappan, Taraxacum platycarpum, Carthamus tinctorius, and 70% EtOH extracts of Taraxacum platycarpum and Carthamus tinctorius, showed DPPH radical scavenging activity over 80% at a concentration of 400㎍/㎖. SOD-like antioxidant activity of DW extracts of Syzygium aromaticum, DW extracts of Eriobtrya japonica and 70% EtOH extracts of Sophora japonica was measured as 40%, 35% and 80%, respectively at a dry matter concentration of 50㎍/㎖. In elastase inhibition assay, DW extracts of Lycium chinense (50㎍/㎖) and 70% EtOH extracts of Areca catechu (50㎍/㎖) showed 50% and 40% of inhibition, respectively. At a concentration of 1,250㎍/㎖, DW extracts of Lycium chinense and 70% EtOH extracts of Areca catechu showed 10% and 30% of collagenase inhibition, respectively. Skin and lotion samples were prepared using the two herbal extracts of high anti-wrinkle activity: Lycium chinense extract and Areca catechu extract. The storage stability of skin and lotion containing each of the selected herbal extracts was evaluated. pH and viscosity were used as stability indicators for the stability test under different storage temperatures and freeze-thaw cycle conditions. The skin and lotion containing each of DW extract of Lycium chinense and 70% EtOH extract of Areca catechu was showed high pH and viscosity stability. The skin and lotion containing DW extracts of Lycium chinense showed relatively higher stability than the skin and lotion containing 70% EtOH extract of Areca catechu, at cycle chamber and freeze-thaw conditions. In summary, these results indicated that cosmetics containing DW extract of Lycium chinense were relatively stable, and this herbal extract could be used as a stable functional cosmetic material.

Optimization of in vitro seed germination of Taraxacum platycarpum

Dandelion (Taraxacum platycarpum) has been widely utilized for medicinal purposes. However, the dandelion seeds are relatively difficult to germinate under cultivation conditions, which hampers seedling propagation of dandelion plants and reduces the opportunity of usage of such a useful medicinal plant. Thus, in this study, in vitro conditions for the dandelion seed germination were optimized to enhance the germination rate. In seed washing steps, the sequential treatments with 20% of ethanol, 20% of NaOCl, and distilled water avoided microbial contamination with the highest in vitro germination rate (67.5%) from seeds sown in germination media. The media supplemented with 1.4 g/L of MS salts and 1% of sucrose significantly enhanced the germination rate compared to the media with 4.4 g/L of MS and 3% of sucrose. Sowing the seeds vertically in the optimized media supplement conditions, 1.4 g/L of MS salts and 1% of sucrose, gave the maximum in vitro germination rate (61%), which was almost three times higher than sowing seeds on a soil pot (23%). Our results indicate that the seed washing and sowing methods including germination medium supplements can be optimized to enhance in vitro seed germination of dandelion.

Phytotoxic and antimicrobial activities and chemical analysis of leaf essential oil fromAgastache rugosa

Seasonal variations in the chemical composition of leaves fromAgastache rugosa were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Phytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of its essential oil were investigated by characterizing 31 components, primarily methylchavicol (80.24%),dl-limonene (3.50%), linalool (4.23%), 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethylidene)-cyclohexanone (3.84%), and β-caryophyllene (2.39%). The contents of most of these chemical constituents varied significantly (P<0.05) over time, with the highest oil yield being early in the growing season (May). Their phytotoxic effects on the seed germination ofMajorana hortensis, Trifolium repens, Rudbeckia hirta, Chrysanthemum zawadskii var.latilobum, Melissa officinalis,Taraxacum platycarpum, andTagetes patula also were determined. These oils partially or completely inhibited germination, and prevented the growth of radicles and hypocotyls. Results of antimicrobial testing showed that the oils also entirely blocked the growth of four microorganisms (Staphylococcus aureus sub.aures, Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteritidis, andPseudomonas aeruginosa). These inhibitory effects might depend on the activity of methylchavicol, a main compound inA. rugosa.

TCDD로 유발된 Oxidative Stress에 대한 생약재 추출물의 방어 및 해독효과

본 연구는 삼백초(aururus chinensis), 포공영(Taraxacum platycarpum), 유근피(Ulmus macrocarpa), 감초(Glycyrrhiza glabra), 흑두(Rhynchosia nulubilis)로부터 제조된 생약재 추출 혼합물이 dioxin 중 중독성이 가장 강하다고 알려진 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodinenzo-p-dioxin(TCDD)에 의한 산화적 스트레스에 미치는 효과를 실험하였다. 정상적인 간세포주를 TCDD에 노출시킨 후 OHEM을 처리한 결과, TCDD에 의한 세포독성을 감소시켰으며, 간세포주로부터 생성된 lactate dehydrogenase, nitric oxide, cytochrome p450의 생성량 측정 결과로 OHEM이 TCDD로 유발된 간 독성을 해독할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 rat을 이용한 TCDD 급성독성 유발 실험에서는 TCDD 투여에 의해 증가된 AST, ALT, ALP, LDH 및 동맥경화지수가 OHEM의 투여에 의해 유의성 있게 감소하였으며 OHEM의 사전투여에 의한 방어효과가 높은 것으로 측정되었다(p＜0.05). 또한 OHEM의 투여가 TCDD에 의해 손상된 간세포 조직의 풍선병변과 공포화를 감소시켰고, 소장 세포의 조직에서는 융모조직의 부종을 현저하게 감소시켰다.

Germination characteristics of native Japanese dandelion autopolyploids and their putative diploid parent species

Germination characteristics of native Japanese Taraxacum lineages of Taraxacum platycarpum (diploid), T. venustum (triploid and tetraploid), and T. albidum (pentaploid) have been studied at different temperatures. Taraxacum platycarpum ssp. hondoense is the putative diploid parent of T. venustum. Diploid T. platycarpum ssp. hondoense and the polyploids T. venustum and T. albidum are found in different areas of Japan, and distribution differences may reflect divergent ecological and physiological traits among ploidy levels. In this study, to prevent mixing of seeds of different polyploidy we used flow cytometry to examine the ploidy level of the plants from which seeds were collected. Results from seed-germination experiments showed that dependence on temperature of final percentage germination was qualitatively similar for both autopolyploids T. venustum and diploids T. platycarpum--germination was suppressed at high and low temperatures. It was also shown that seed germination of autopolyploids was suppressed more than that of the ancestral diploid at low temperatures and that seed germination for polyploids was higher than for the diploid. Threshold variations at low temperatures might affect the distribution of native dandelions. Taraxacum venustum, which occurs in cool climates, might have developed a distinctly lower germination threshold at low temperatures whereas T. albidum, which is native to warm climates, might have developed an adaptive threshold at high temperatures.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of a medicinal plant Taraxacum platycarpum

Dandelion plants, the genus Taraxacum, are used in herbal medicine owing to their choleretic, diuretic and anti-carcinogenic activities and several medicinal compounds have been isolated from the roots of these plants. Metabolic manipulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis is a potential strategy to improve the production of high-value secondary metabolites. The enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR) is known to control a key regulatory step in the isoprenoid pathway. We report an efficient transformation protocol for stable introduction of HMGR into dandelion plants (Taraxacum platycarpum H. Dablstaed), which is essential for the biotechnological approach. The Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain EHA105 containing the binary vector, pCAMBIA1301, with GUS and HMGR genes, showed high transformation efficiency after 3–5 week hygromycin selection. Southern blotting, GUS staining and RT-PCR analyses demonstrated stable integration of one copy of the HMGR gene into the dandelion genome. Expression of the integrated genes was particularly eminent in root tissues of primary transformant plants. The establishment of an efficient transformation method may facilitate the improvement of medicinal plant in terms of the accumulation levels of secondary metabolites.

민들레 ［Taraxacum platycarpum］유식물 절편으로부터 부정아 발생에 미치는 auxin과 cytokinin의 영향 및 식물체 재생

민들레 (Taraxacum platycarpum)는 오래전부터 민간에서 약용으로 이용되어 왔다. 본 실험에서는 민들레로부터 효율적인 식물체 재분화 조건을 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 부정아 유도에 있어서 적절한 생장조절제와 그 농도를 조사하기 위하여 auxin (2.4-D, NAA) 또는 cytokinin (BAP, kinetin, 2-ip)을 단독, 조합처리 하였다. Cytokinin 단독 혹은 auxin과 조합처리시 부정아가 유도되었는데 이 중 2mg/L BAP에서 가장 높게 나타났다. Cytokinin 단독처리시 종류에 따라 부위별 부정아 형성률이 다르게 나타나며, 민들레의 경우에는 특이하게 뿌리 절편에서 자엽과 배축 절편보다에서 부정아 형성률이 가장 높게 나타났다. 한편 auxin을 cytokinin과 조합처리한 경우에는 cytokinin 단독처리시보다 뿌리 절편에서 부정아 형성률이 급격히 떨어졌다. 반면 자엽 부위로부터 부정아 형성률은 크게 증가되었다. 부정아로부터 부정근의 유도는 0.2mg/L NAA에서 가장 양호하게 나타났으며 인공배양토의 순화과정에서 93%의 높은 생존율을 보였다. 비무균상태의 마사토에서 100%생존함으로써 기외의 포장이식에 어려움이 없을 것으로 생각된다. Taraxacum platycarpum has been used as a medicinal plant. We investigated optimal condition for efficient plant regeneration through adventitious shoot formation on medium with various kinds of growth regulators. Adventitious shoot formation was achieved when cytokinin was used alone. Shoot formation was higher on MS medium containing 2 mg/L BAP compared to that with 2 mg/L kinetin and 2 mg/L 2-ip. Among root, hypocotyl and cotyledon, roots were the best explant for the adventitious shoot induction. Adventitious shoot formation from roots declined markedly by the combination of both 0.1 mg/L NAA and 2 mg/L BAP, while shoot formation from cotyledons was stimulated by the same combination. Root formation from the regenerated shoots was achieved on 1/3MS medium containing 0.2 mg/L NAA. Regenerated plantlets was acclimatized and transplanted to the soil, showing 100% survival.

Anticoagulant from Taraxacum platycarpum.

An anticoagulant was purified from a Chinese herb, Taraxacum platycarpum. Its activity was heat-labile, and was decreased by incubation with subtilisin Carlburg or proteinase K, indicating that the active component was a protein. The protein had a molecular mass of 31 kDa by gel filtration and 33 kDa by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, so it probably was a monomer. When present at the concentration of 70, 255, and 873 nM, respectively, the protein doubled the thrombin time, prothrombin time, and activated partial thromboplastin time. It inhibited thrombin and kallikrein, but did not hydrolyze fibrinogen. The protein bound the anion-binding exosite of thrombin, competing with the fibrinogen binding site. In addition, the protein caused the murine macrophage cell line Raw 264.7 to produce cyclooxygenase-2, nitric oxide synthase, nitric oxide, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha.

6S,8R-Stereochemistry of the C27- and C29-alkane-6,8-diols isolated from three compositae flowers.

The Deltadelta (deltaS-deltaR) values for the C-1 methyl 1H signals in the 1H-NMR spectroscopy of the bis-MTPA esters of four synthetic stereoisomers of alkane-6,8-diols, viz., bis-MTPA esters of (6S,8R)-C27- (1a) and C29- (3a) (Deltadelta = -0.05 ppm), (6R,8S)-C27- (2a) and C29- (4a) (Deltadelta = +0.05 ppm), (6S,8S)-C27- (5a) (Deltadelta = -0.01 ppm), and (6R,8R)-C27- (6a) (Deltadelta = +0.01 ppm) alkane-6,8-diols, made it possible to differentiate unequivocally among the four stereoisomers. This allowed the determination of the (6S,8R)-stereochemistry (Deltadelta = -0.05 ppm for the bis-MTPA esters) for the natural C27- and C29-alkane-6,8-diols isolated from the flowers of three Compositae plants, Carthamus tinctorius, Cynara cardanclus, and Taraxacum platycarpum.

Hybridization between Native and Alien Dandelions in the Western Tokai District (1) Frequency and Morphological Characters of the Hybrid between Taraxacum platycarpum and T. officinale

Hybridization between Native and Alien Dandelions in the Western Tokai District (1) Frequency and Morphological Characters of the Hybrid between <i>Taraxacum platycarpum</i> and <i>T. officinale</i>

Hybridization between Native and Alien Dandelions in the Western Tokai District (2) Frequency and Morphological Characters of the Hybrid between Taraxacum platycarpum and T. laevigatum

Hybridization between Native and Alien Dandelions in the Western Tokai District (2) Frequency and Morphological Characters of the Hybrid between <i>Taraxacum platycarpum</i> and<i> T. laevigatum</i>

Studies on immunopotentiating activities of antitumor polysaccharide from aerial parts of Taraxacum platycarpum.

The polysaccharide fraction from Taraxii Herba showed potent immunopotentiating activities with antitumor activities. The fraction having small amount of protein inhibited the growth of solid tumor and increased peritoneal exudate cells and immunoorgan weights in normal mice, and also increased hypersensitivities in tumor bearing mice.

Germination Responses of Taraxacum platycarpum Seeds to Temperature

Abstract Germination responses of Taraxacum platycarpum seeds to temperature were examined under laboratory conditions to investigate the emergence‐season choice mechanism of the seeds. Almost all the newly collected seeds were non‐dormant. Under constant temperature conditions, maximum percentage germination (approximately 90%) was attained at temperatures 6–16°C, where simple linear relationships were observed between the temperature and the rates of germination, i.e. the reciprocals of the time taken to germinate by seed subpopulations with 10–80% germination. Thermal time required for germination of the subpopulations ranged from 600 Kh (degree Kelvin × hours) to 1500 Kh with a relatively constant base temperature of about 2.5°C. Lower limit temperature for germination was slightly below 6°C. Higher limit temperature for germination has the normal distribution with the mean ±SD of 19±2.5°C. Pre‐exposure of imbibed seeds to temperatures higher than the higher limit temperature for germination, 25 and 30°C, had no effect on the germinability and the rate of germination at a circa‐optimum temperature. Moist chilling treatment at 4°C caused an increase in the variation of germination rate within the seed population, but no evidence for dormancy‐inducing or breaking effects was obtained.