2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Polyphenolic constituents from Chestnut needles and their biological activities
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22790141
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Environmental pharmacy
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| Research Institution | Matsuyama University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | ポリフェノール / 加水分解性タンニン / エラグ酸誘導体 |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined the polyphenolic constituents in chestnut needles and isolated fourteen phenolics including hydrolyzable tannins and ellagic acid derivative. Also, ellagic acid 3-C-glucoside which was derived from hydrolyzable tannins and was not yet isolated from natural resources was obtained. All the isolates showed potent antioxidative activities evaluated by ORAC test and SOD-like activity. Hydrolyzable tannins also exert tyrosinase inhibitory effect meanwhile ellagic acids which are known to have skin-whitening ability showed no activity. Additionally, ellagic acid 3-C-glucoside showed potent inhibitory effect against melanogenesis of melanoma B16 cells than the positive control of arbutin with low cytotoxicity.
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Research Products
(2 results)
