본 연구는 눈개승마의 80% 에탄올 추출물과 순차적 분획물에 대하여 총 폴리페놀 함량과 항산화 활성을 측정하고, tyrosinase 저해활성 및 항균활성을 측정하여 눈개승마의 생리활성효과와 식품 보존제 및 화장품 원료 등의 기능성 소재로서 활용가능성을 조사하였다. 눈개승마 추출물 및 분획물의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 ethyl acetate 분획물에서 $335.88{pm}2.26$ mg/g GAE로 가장 높게 나타났다. 눈개승마의 DPPH radical 소거활성을 측정한 결과, ethyl acetate 분획물에서 $IC_{50}$이 0.06 mg/mL, n-butanol 분획물이 0.25 mg/mL로 높은 활성을 나타내었으며, ABTS 라디칼 소거능 활성(0.5 mg/mL)은 ethyl acetate, n-butanol 분획물이 각각 $99.16{pm}0.09%$, $89.29{pm}0.64%$의 활성을 나타내었다. 환원력과 FRAP value는 ethyl acetate 분획물이 유의적으로 높은 값을 나타내었다. SOD 유사활성은 $80.76{pm}0.61%$(ethyl acetate), $72.34{pm}0.79%$(n-butanol)로 나타났다. Tyrosinase 저해활성은 5 mg/mL의 농도에서 ethyl acetate 분획물이 $59.08{pm}0.98%$로 나타났다. 항균활성은 chloroform 분획물(0.1 mg/disc)이 B. cereus(14 mm), B. subtilis(12.5 mm), S. aureus(10.8 mm), E. coli(20.7 mm)와 같이 4종류의 세균에 대해 항균활성이 높았으며, ethyl acetate 분획물은 E. coli(17.2 mm, 0.5 mg/disc)에 대해 나타내었다. 눈개승마 chloroform 분획물의 최소저해농도는 B. cereus가 $50{mu}g$/mL, E. coli가 $25{mu}g$/mL을 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과 눈개승마의 ethyl acetate와 n-butanol 분획물은 높은 항산화 활성을 가지고 있으며, chloroform 분획물은 높은 항균력을 가지고 있어 눈개승마의 분획물들은 식품첨가물 및 식품보존제 등 기능성 소재로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.
The solvent extracts of Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus Hara, which were extracted by using several solvents with different polarities, were performed to investigate the antioxidant activities, whitening effect and antimicrobial activity. The content of total polyphenol of fractions from Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus Hara extract showed the highest value ($335.88{pm}2.26$ mg/g GAE) on ethyl acetate fraction. The ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions were 0.06 mg/mL and 0.25 mg/mL as $IC_{50}$ values on DPPH radical scavenging, and $99.16{pm}0.09%$ and $89.29{pm}0.64%$ on ABTS radical scavenging activity, respectively. Also, reducing power and FRAP value were significantly higher on ethyl acetate fraction. The SOD like activity showed $80.76{pm}0.61%$ on ethyl acetate and $72.34{pm}0.79%$ on n-butanol. Tyrosinase inhibition activities (at 5 mg/mL) were $59.08{pm}0.98%$ on ethyl acetate fraction. The chloroform fraction showed the strongest antimicrobial activities against B. cereus (14 mm), B. subtilis (12.5 mm), S. aureus (10.8 mm), E. coli (20.7 mm) at 0.1 mg/disc and the inhibition zone diameter of ethyl acetate fraction was 17.2 mm against E. coli at 0.5 mg/disc. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of chloroform fraction against B. cereus and E. coli were 50 and $25{mu}g$/mL, respectively. From these results, it is suggested that ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of Aruncus dioicus var. kamtschaticus Hara could be used as functional material for food additive ingredient and chloroform fraction could be suitable for the development of a food preservative.
