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Biological properties of butanol extracts from green pine cone of Pinus densiflora

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This study examined the biological functions of the butanol extracts of green pine cones (GPCs) that had not ripened completely. The butanol extracts of GPC showed 78.22% DPPH-scavenging activity, 53.55% TEAC and 71.50% hyaluronidase (HAase) inhibition activity. They also exhibited inhibition activity against food poisoning microorganisms. The contents of total phenolic compounds and total flavonoids were 296.75 and 26.07 mg/g, respectively. Biologically active compounds were analyzed and separated using HPLC related to the DPPH-scavenging and HAase inhibition activities. Gallotannin was the primary biologically active compound with DPPH-scavenging and HAase inhibition activities in the GPC butanol extracts.

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  1. Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea

    Seoyoun Lee, Won-Baek Kim, So Hae Park, Minji Kim, Doohyun Kim, Jumin Park & Heeseob Lee

  2. Department of Biomaterials Science, Pusan National University, Miryang, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50463, Republic of Korea

    Dae Youn Hwang

  3. Kimchi Research Institute, Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of Korea

    Heeseob Lee

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Lee, S., Kim, WB., Park, S.H. et al. Biological properties of butanol extracts from green pine cone of Pinus densiflora. Food Sci Biotechnol 27, 1485–1492 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-018-0382-5

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