KR20100109206A - Composition comprising the dried powder of Epimedium koreanum Nakai or the extract thereof showing anti-oxidative activity - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an antioxidant or animal feed additive containing a dry powder of Eumyang Kwak (Epimedium koreanum Nakai) having an antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity and an extract thereof as an active ingredient, and a feed composition comprising the same, Dry powder and its extracts have antioxidant effects, which can improve the quality of meat, reduce off-flavor, and prevent various kinds of adult diseases, and improve the digestibility, shorten the breeding period, reduce feed costs and increase immunity to livestock. In addition, Icarin as an active ingredient of yin and yang gwak can contribute to the increase of farm income because it gives the effect of strengthening the fertility of animals and the function of the nourishment tonic.

Yin Yang Guk, Icarin, Animal Feed Additives, Feed, Antioxidant Activity, Fertility

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Composition containing the dried powder of Epimedium koreanum Nakai or the extract compositions showing anti-oxidative activity}

The present invention relates to an antioxidant or animal feed additive containing a dry powder or extract of Eumyang Kwak ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai) having an antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity as an active ingredient and a feed composition comprising the same.

Bayir H. et al., Crit Care Med ., 33 (12 Suppl), pp. S498-501, 2005

Niles et al., Nitric Oxide , 14 , pp. 109-121, 2006

3 Yen GC et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. , 43 , pp.27-32, 1995

Document 4 De Souza LC. et al ., Bioorg. Med. Cehm. Lett. , 14 , pp.5859-5861, 2004

Pike J. et al ., Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res. , 65 , pp.117-120, 1995

6 Estrela et al., Crit. Rev. Clin. Lab. Sci., 43 (2) , pp.143-181, 2006

Document 7 Prior RL. et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. , 53 , pp.4290-4302, 2005

8 DeLange and Glazer, Anal Biochem. , 28 , pp.300-306, 1989

Document 9 Tanaka et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123 , pp . 2530-2536, 2001

10. Ghiselli et al., Free Radical Biol. Med., 18 , pp . 29-36, 1995

[11] Winston et al., Free Radical Biol. Med., Feb., 24 (3) , pp. 480-493, 1998

12 Regoli and Winston, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 156 (2) , pp. 96-105, 1999

13 Halliwell B. et al., Annu. Rev. Nutr. , 16 , pp.33-50, 1996

[14] Brannen et al ., J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc. , 52 , pp.59-63, 1975

15 Ito N. et al., J. Natl. Cancer Inst. , 70 , p. 343, 1983; Chan KM. et al., J. Food Sci. , 58 , pp.1-4, 1993

16. Larson RA. et al., Phytochemistry , 27 , pp. 969-978, 1988

[Ref. 17] 中 谷 延 二, 日本 食品 工業 學會 誌 , 37 , p.569, 1990

[Reference 18] 條 原 和 毅, 食品 と 開發 , 27 , p.29, 1992

Document 19 Kang SS. et al., Natural product science. Seoul Univ. Publishers , Seoul, p.71, 1988

20 Huson B. et al., Food Chem. , 19 , pp.537-541, 1987

21. Frankel, EN et al., Food Chem. , 57 , p.51, 1996

22. Giese J. et al., Food Technol. , 5 , pp.73-81, 1996

23 Pszcczola DE. et al., Food Tech. , 55 , pp. 51-59, 2001

24. Halliwell B. et al., FASEB J. , 2 , pp. 2867-2870, 1988

[Document 25] Jong-Hee Park, Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, Il-Sang Shin, pp.643-645, 2002

26 Ning et al., Urology , 68 , pp. 1350-1354, 2006

27. Winston and Cederbaum, Alcholol Clin. Exp. Res., 9 (2) , pp. 95-102, 1985

Oxygen-related oxidants in the human body are called reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS). These types of ROS and RNS include superoxide and hydroxyl. , Free radicals such as peroxyl, alkoxyl and hydroperoxyl, free radicals, hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorous acid and ozone There are non free radicals such as singlet oxygen, peroxinitrite, and the like. Among these, reactive, causing direct toxicity is hydroxyl, peroxyl, phenoxynitrite and the like (Bayir H. et al., Crit Care Med ., 33 (12 Suppl), pp. S498-501, 2005; Niles et al., Nitric Oxide , 14 , pp. 109-121, 2006).

Oxidizing substances are produced by the redox reactions of various organisms and can cause oxidative damage to edible fats or oxidative damage to many biomaterials (lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates). (Yen GC et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. , 43 , pp. 27-32, 1995). Unsaturated fatty acids of phospholipids, which are constituents of biological membranes, initiate peroxidation reactions by free radicals such as reactive oxygen species and proceed in a chain. Therefore, free radical peroxidation not only promotes cell membrane permeability but also results in overall cytotoxicity, which induces aging or pathology of various diseases and is involved in carcinogenesis. Radical action has a significant effect on the progression of various chronic diseases such as atopic disease, cancer, hypertension, myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis, rheumatism, cataracts, and Parkinson's disease (De Souza LC. Et al . , Bioorg.Med.Cehm. Lett. , 14 , pp.5859-5861, 2004), may act as a factor that weakens immune system function (Pike J. et al ., Int. J. Vitam. Nutr. Res. , 65 , pp. 117-120, 1995).

When a living organism is repeatedly exposed to oxidative stress, the cell protects the living body by increasing the production of enzymes or substances having antioxidant activity in response to this. The protective mechanism of these organisms is called an antioxidant defense system and is largely divided into antioxidant enzymes and low molecular weight antioxidants. Antioxidant enzymes and small molecule antioxidants work together to detoxify the oxidizing substances produced in living organisms. In particular, glutathione is a representative low-molecular-weight antioxidant, which not only directly reduces oxidants but also acts as a substrate for glutathione S-transferase and glutathione peroxidase. Detoxification (Estrela et al., Crit. Rev. Clin. Lab. Sci., 43 (2) , pp. 143-181, 2006).

Recently, various attempts have been made to measure the total antioxidant activity in natural product extracts (Prior RL. Et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. , 53 , pp. 4290-4302, 2005). Determination of total antioxidant activity of samples was effective in determining the resistance to ROS caused by reactive oxygen species and several methods have been developed for this purpose (Prior RL. Et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. , 53 , pp. 4290-4302, 2005). In the mid-1980s, the experimental system containing free radicals and antioxidants measured the time required for maximum oxygen consumption and compared the results with the time measured by Troox, a water-soluble vitamin E derivative. A radical trapping antioxidant parameter method has been developed (DeLange and Glazer, Anal Biochem. , 28 , pp. 300-306, 1989). Subsequently, a method of measuring antioxidant activity by reducing the fluorescence caused by chemical damage to radicals has been proposed (Tanaka et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 123 , pp . 2530-2536, 2001). . Fluorescence reduction rate of the fluorescent material by the radical is constant, but in the presence of antioxidants, a temporary delay is observed and then the fluorescence decreases rapidly. Therefore, the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) method, which measures the difference between AUC of the sample and the control, and the method of measuring the protection time, or lag-phase, of phosphors in the presence of antioxidants, have been developed (Ghiselli et al. , Free Radical Biol.Med ., 18 , pp. 29-36, 1995). However, all of these methods have limitations in evaluating antioxidant activity in vivo by using artificial radicals rather than in vivo radicals (Prior RL. Et al., J. Agric. Food Chem. , 53 , pp. 4290-4302, 2005).

Regoli and Winston have developed a method for measuring the antioxidant activity of biological tissues and natural products using α-keto-γ-methiolbutyric acid (KMBA), which reacts with oxidizing substances in vivo and is oxidized to ethylene. (Winston et al., Free Radical Biol. Med., Feb., 24 (3) , pp. 480-493, 1998; Regoli and Winston, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., Apr., 15, 156 (2) , pp. 96-105, 1999). Ethylene can be quantified by gas chromatography by taking air samples in a closed reaction vessel. The advantage of this method is its versatility. KMBA reacts with various oxidizing substances such as hydroxyl radicals, peroxyl radicals, peroxynitrite, hypochlorous acid, The generation of ethylene is reduced in tissues or blood samples with high activity. In this method, the concentration of ethylene produced by the reaction of KMBA with hydroxyl radical, peroxyl radical, peroxynitrite, etc. is measured according to the change of reaction time, and then AUC (area under the curve) and TOSC is calculated from the ratio of AUC in the control group and the administration group. Therefore, it is a highly reproducible and accurate method that can correct the error of the method measured only at a single reaction time. Since the TOSC value measured from the sample is compared with that in the control group, this value is theoretically not affected by the sensitivity of the instrument, the reagent used, or other reaction conditions. Moreover, it is a highly applicable method of organisms by evaluating the antioxidant activity against oxidizing substances actually produced in living bodies (Ghiselli A. et al., Free Radical Biol. Med., 18 , pp. 29-36, 1995).

A cooperative defense system that protects the human body from free radicals contains antioxidants and enzymes that inhibit oxidation (Halliwell B. et al., Annu. Rev. Nutr. , 16 , pp. 33-50, 1996). One effective way to protect the body from oxidative stress is to increase antioxidant levels (De Souza LC. Et al., Bioorg. Med. Cehm. Lett. , 14 , pp.5859-5861, 2004). Therefore, the antioxidant evaluation of alternative substances to prevent from oxidative damage is very active.

Antioxidants are used for the purpose of minimizing the loss of certain vitamins and essential amino acids, or delaying or preventing the dispersal of maintenance products by reacting with free radicals rather than removing or absorbing oxygen. Synthetic antioxidants commonly used in foods or pharmaceuticals include butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), propyl galate (PG) and tertiary butyl hydro Quinones (TBHQ, Teritiarybutyl hydroquinone) and the like, but when administered to high concentrations in experimental animals are known to cause liver hypertrophy or carcinogenicity. In particular, butylated hydroxytoluene has been shown to increase microsomal enzyme activity in the liver of laboratory animals through several studies, and controversy has been raised about the safety of these phenolic synthetic antioxidants. Usage is legally regulated (Brannen et al ., J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc. , 52 , pp . 59-63, 1975; Ito N. et al., J. Natl. Cancer Inst. , 70 , p. 343, 1983; Chan KM. et al., J. Food Sci. , 58 , pp. 1-4, 1993).

As a result, many studies have been made on the development of natural antioxidants having high antioxidant effects and safe and economical plant origin (Larson RA. Et al., Phytochemistry , 27 , pp. 969-978, 1988). Recently, as research on natural products has been actively conducted, secondary metabolites contained in natural products have become a major concern as physiologically active substances, and in particular, studies on antioxidants have been actively conducted (中 谷 延 二, 日本 食品). Industrial Engineering, 37 , p. 569, 1990). Bioactive substances are high value-added substances that show remarkable activity in very small amounts, and many kinds are usefully used, and new substances are being actively researched (條 原 和 毅, 食品 と 開發 , 27 , p. 29, 1992; Kang SS. Et al., Natural product science.Seoul Univ. Publishers , Seoul, p.71, 1988).

Natural antioxidants known to date include tocopherols, flavonoids, gossypol, sesamol, oryzanol and vitamin C (Huson B. et al ., Food Chem. , 19 , pp . 537-541, 1987; Frankel, EN et al., Food Chem. , 57 , p . 51, 1996; Giese J. et al., Food Technol. , 5 , pp. 73-81, 1996; Pszcczola DE. Et al., Food Tech. , 55 , pp. 51-59, 2001). Among them, tocopherol and L-ascorbic acid are preferred as natural antioxidants. Among them, tocopherol has high safety but low ability to inhibit oxidation reaction (Halliwell B. et al., FASEB) . J. , 2 , pp.2867-2870, 1988).

Eumyanggwa is an outpost of the Epimedium koreanum Nakai of the barberry family. Other names are Gangjeon, dry root, Gijangcho, and Bangjangcho. There are 杖 草, Samji-gu leaf (三 枝 九 葉 草), Seonryeongbi (仙靈 脾), Cheonyanggeum (() and Hwangryunjo (黄連祖). Stems and leaves. Stems are thin, columnar, and the surface is yellowish green to pale yellow and glossy. The leaves attached to the stem are college students, and two times three abdominal lobes. The lobules are oval, 3 ~ 13cm long, 2 ~ 7cm in diameter, and the tips of the leaves are slightly pointed. The upper epidermis is yellowish green, the lower epidermis is grayish green, the main vein is 7-9 lines, and the long thin hairs are sparse at the bottom. No smell, taste a bit bitter Eum yang is used for erectile dysfunction, oil well, cold uterus, cold limb, skin paralysis, old eye wasting, forgetfulness, semi involuntary, waist and knee weakness, hypertension, polio. Blood glucose lowering, cholesterol lowering, immune function enhancement, Jinhae, expectoration, Pyeongcheon, sedation, fungi, anti-inflammatory action (Jong-hee Park, Encyclopaedia Herbal Medicine, Shinil Corp., pp.643-645, 2002).

Icariin (C ₃₃ H ₄₀ O ₁₅ , molecular weight 676.67) is a flavonoid isolated from Yin-Yang, which has traditionally been commonly used as a nourishing tonic. Small amounts of other components, such as magnoflorine, querectin, epimedin A, B and C, have also recently been detected from HPLC by HPLC. Icarin is mainly used as a standard test drug. Some pharmacological studies of Icarin have been recently reported on fatigue recovery, immune function enhancement, anti-aging, and liver function, and have a strong relaxation effect in the corpus cavernosum smooth muscle as well as improve sexual function, as well as in vascular smooth muscle and arterial vessels. It has a relaxing effect, and its mechanism of action enhances the production and activation of nitric oxide (NO) and promotes penile erection by increasing the cGMP concentration of smooth muscle cells by inhibiting the PDE V enzyme, and also safe and effective. It is known to be effective in sexual dysfunction (Ning et al., Urology , 68 , pp. 1350-1354, 2006).

Therefore, the present inventors confirmed the antioxidant activity of the oyster extract dry powder or its extract through oxyradical scavenging ability evaluation experiment using the TOSC assay, as well as the serum and buttocks of the pigs ingested the oyster extract. The present invention was completed by analyzing icariin, the active ingredient of yin and yang, in tissue.

In order to carry out the above object, the present invention provides an antioxidant for animal feed containing Eumyang Kwak ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai) dry powder or extract thereof as an active ingredient having antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity.

In addition, the present invention provides an animal feed additive containing an Einyang Kwak ( Episdium koreanum Nakai) dry powder or an extract thereof as an active ingredient having antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity, and a composition for animal feed comprising the same.

The Yin Yang Kwak dry powder or extract thereof may include additives well known in the art, for example, β-glucan, vitamin E, yeast culture or L-carnitin. can do.

Icariin (Icariin), the active ingredient of the yin and yang defined herein is characterized by imparting fertility and nourishment to the animal.

The extract as defined herein comprises water containing purified water, C ₁ to C ₄ lower alcohols or mixed solvents thereof, preferably water and methanol mixed solvents, more preferably 50 to 90% mixed ratios of water and methanol mixed solvents. Contains extracts available for use.

Such animals as defined herein include mammals such as pigs, cows, goats: fish such as carps, goldfish and the like, and poultry such as pheasants, chickens, ducks, turkeys and the like.

Hereinafter, the method of obtaining the Yin Yang Kwak dry powder and extract of the present invention will be described in detail.

After washing and slicing the leaves of Eumyangkwa ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai), the dry matter obtained through drying methods such as drying, drying by freeze drying, freeze drying, hot air drying, etc. The dry powder of the present invention can be obtained through a conventional manufacturing process.

In addition, the extract of the present invention is finely chopped leaves of Eumyangkwa ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai), about 1 to 20 times (v / w), preferably about 5 to 10 times (v / w) of the sample weight Water containing purified water, C ₁ to C ₄ lower alcohols or mixed solvents thereof, preferably water and methanol mixed solvents, more preferably 50 to 90% mixed ratio of water and methanol mixed solvents, at 15 ° C. to 30 ° C. Preferably, cold extraction, hot water extraction, ultrasonic extraction, reflux cooling extraction, heating at 20 ° C. to 25 ° C. for about 1 hour to 10 days, preferably about 1 hour to 5 hours, repeatedly The extract of the present invention may be obtained through a preparation process such as extraction, preferably by ultrasonic extraction, and then concentrated and lyophilized.

The present invention provides an antioxidant for animal feed containing Eumyang Kwak ( Sepjidium koreanum Nakai) dried powder obtained by the above method or an extract thereof as an active ingredient.

In order to investigate the efficacy of the Yinyangkak dry powder or its extract as a composition having antioxidant activity, the experiment was conducted using the TOSC assay, it was confirmed that the Yinyangkak dry powder or extract thereof of the present invention has excellent antioxidant activity It was.

Yin Yang Kwak dry powder of the present invention or its extract has little toxicity and side effects, so can be used with confidence even for long-term use for prophylactic purposes.

The composition comprising the Yin-yang dry powder or extract thereof of the present invention may further comprise suitable carriers, excipients and diluents commonly used in the manufacture of pharmaceutical compositions.

The composition comprising the Yin-yang dry powder of the present invention or extract thereof may be prepared in the form of powders, granules, tablets, capsules, suspensions, emulsions, syrups, aerosols, external preparations, suppositories, and sterile injectable solutions, respectively, according to a conventional method. Carriers, excipients and diluents which may be formulated and used in a composition comprising a dry powder or an extract include lactose, dextrose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol, maltitol, starch, Acacia rubber, alginate, gelatin, calcium phosphate, calcium silicate, cellulose, methyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, water, methylhydroxybenzoate, propylhydroxybenzoate, talc, magnesium stearate and mineral oil Can be mentioned. When formulated, diluents or excipients such as fillers, extenders, binders, wetting agents, disintegrating agents and surfactants are usually used. Solid preparations for oral administration include tablets, pills, powders, granules, capsules, and the like, and such solid preparations may include at least one excipient such as starch, calcium carbonate, water, or the like in the dry powder or extract. Prepared by mixing sucrose or lactose, gelatin and the like. In addition to simple excipients, lubricants such as magnesium styrate talc are also used. Examples of the liquid preparation for oral use include suspensions, solutions, emulsions, and syrups. In addition to water and liquid paraffin, simple diluents commonly used, various excipients such as wetting agents, sweeteners, fragrances, preservatives and the like may be included . Formulations for parenteral administration include sterilized aqueous solutions, non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, emulsions, freeze-dried preparations, and suppositories. As the non-aqueous solvent and suspending agent, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oil such as olive oil, injectable ester such as ethyl oleate, and the like can be used. As the base of the suppository, witepsol, macrogol, tween 61, cacao butter, laurin butter, glycerogelatin and the like can be used.

Preferred dosages of the composition comprising the Yin-Yang dry powder of the present invention or extracts thereof vary depending on the condition and weight of the animal, the extent of the disease, the form of the drug, the route of administration and the duration, and may be appropriately selected by those skilled in the art. However, for the desired effect, the Yin Yang dry powder or extract thereof of the present invention is preferably administered at 0.01 mg / kg to 10 g / kg, preferably 1 mg / kg to 1 g / kg per day. The administration may be carried out once a day or divided into several doses. Therefore, the above dosage does not limit the scope of the present invention in any aspect.

Yin Yang dry powder or extracts thereof of the present invention can be administered to various mammals such as mice, mice, livestock. All modes of administration can be expected, for example, by oral, rectal or intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intrauterine dural or intracerebroventricular injection.

The present invention also provides an animal feed additive containing an Eumyang dry powder or extract thereof as an active ingredient having antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity and a composition for animal feed comprising the same.

The Yin-Yang extract may be 20 to 90% high concentrate or powder or granule form.

The Yin Yang Kwak dry powder or extract thereof is an organic acid such as citric acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, phosphate or polyphenol, catechin (catechin) such as sodium phosphate, potassium phosphate, acid pyrophosphate, polyphosphate (polymeric phosphate), etc. It may further include any one or more of natural antioxidants, such as alpha-tocopherol, rosemary extract, vitamin C, green tea extract, licorice extract, chitosan, tannic acid, phytic acid.

Animal feed additive containing the yinyangkuk dry powder of the present invention or extract thereof as an active ingredient and the composition for animal feed comprising the same are amino acids, inorganic salts, vitamins, antibiotics, antibacterial substances, antioxidants, antifungal enzymes, living microorganisms as auxiliary components Various adjuvants, such as formulations and the like, may be used as cereals, for example milled or crushed wheat, oats, barley, corn and rice; Vegetable protein feed, such as rape, soybeans and sunflower; Animal protein feeds such as blood meal, meat meal, bone meal and fish meal; Sugar and dairy products, for example, a dry ingredient consisting of various powdered milk and whey powder, and a drying additive, all mixed together with a liquid component, and a component which becomes a liquid after heating, that is, a lipid, for example, animal liquefied by heating. In addition to the main components such as fats and vegetable fats can be used with substances such as nutritional supplements, digestion and absorption enhancers, growth promoters, disease prevention agents and the like.

The Eumyang dry powder or extract thereof may be administered to an animal in combination with other feed additives in an edible carrier alone.

In addition, the yin-yang dry powder or extract thereof may be easily administered as a top dressing or directly mixed in animal feed or separately from the feed, in a separate oral formulation, by injection or transdermal or in combination with other ingredients. Typically, a single daily dose or divided daily doses can be used, as is well known in the art.

When the Yin-Yang dry powder or its extract is administered separately from the animal feed, the dosage form of the dry powder or extract, as is well known in the art, is an immediate release or sustained release formulation in combination with a non-toxic pharmaceutically acceptable edible carrier. It can be prepared by. Such edible carriers may be solid or liquid, for example corn starch, lactose, sucrose, soy flakes, peanut oil, olive oil, sesame oil and propylene glycol. When a solid carrier is used, the dosage form of the dry powder or extract may be tablets, capsules, powders, torokies or sugar-containing tablets or top dressings in microdisperse form. If a liquid carrier is used, it may be in the form of soft gelatin capsules or syrups or liquid suspensions, emulsions or solutions. In addition, the dosage form may contain auxiliaries such as preservatives, stabilizers, wetting or emulsifying agents, solution promoters and the like.

In addition, the composition for animal feed in which the Yin-Yang dry powder or extract thereof is included as an animal feed additive may be any protein-containing organic cereal powder conventionally used to meet the dietary needs of animals. Such protein-containing flours typically consist mainly of corn, soy flour, or corn / bean flour mixtures.

The animal feed additive may be used by adding to the animal feed composition by dipping, spraying or mixing.

The invention is applicable to a number of animal diets, including mammals, poultry and fish. More specifically, the diet is commercially important mammals such as pigs, cows, sheep, goats, laboratory rodents (rats, mice, hamsters and gerbils), furry animals (eg mink and fox), and Zoo animals (eg monkeys and tailless monkeys), as well as livestock (eg cats and dogs). Commercially important poultry typically include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants and quails. Commercially raised fish, such as trout, may also be included.

In the animal feed formulation method comprising the yinyangk dry powder or extract thereof according to the present invention, the yinyangkak dry powder or its extract is incorporated into the animal feed in an amount of about 1 g to 100 g per kg of feed on a dry weight basis.

In the animal feed according to the present invention, it is preferable to vary the dosage according to the weight or growth stage of the target animal. When the animal's weight is 1 kg or less, it is 0.001 to 10% by weight relative to the weight, and when the body weight is 1 to 5 kg. 0.001 to 5% by weight relative to the body weight, if the body weight is 5kg or more, 0.001 to 3% by weight relative to the body weight is administered several times a day or divided.

In addition, the feed mixture is thoroughly mixed and then a viscous granulated or granular material is obtained depending on the degree of grinding of the components. It is fed as a mash or formed into the desired discrete shape for further processing and packaging. At this time, it is preferable to add water to the animal feed and then go through the usual pelletization, expansion, or extrusion process to prevent separation during storage. Excess water may be removed to dryness.

The present invention relates to an antioxidant or animal feed additive containing a dry powder or extract of Eumyang Kwak ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai) having an antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity as an active ingredient, and a feed composition comprising the same, Dry powder or its extract has anti-oxidant effect to humans to improve meat quality, reduce off-flavor and prevent various kinds of adult diseases, and to livestock to prevent digestive diseases, shorten breeding period, reduce feed cost and increase immunity. In addition, Icarin, an active ingredient of Yin-Yang Kwak, contributes to the increase of farm income because it gives an effect of strengthening the fertility of the animal and enhancing the fertility rate of the mother.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by reference examples, examples and experimental examples.

However, the following Reference Examples, Examples, and Experimental Examples are merely illustrative of the present invention, and the content of the present invention is not limited to the following Reference Examples, Examples, and Experimental Examples.

Example 1 Preparation of Yin Yang Guk Dry Powder

20 Kg of dried Yin Yang Kwak ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai) leaves purchased at the Jungang Market in Daejeon were pulverized with a grinder (less than 1 mm) to obtain a dry powder (hereinafter referred to as "EKNDP"). Naming).

Example 2. Preparation of Yin-Yang Extract

Cut 50.2 g of leaves of Epimedium koreanum Nakai purchased from Jungang Market in Daejeon City, about 2-3cm long, add 500ml of 80% methanol and add ultrasonic cleaner three times at 20-25 ℃ for 1 hour. (Branson, B5510). The extract was concentrated for 1.5 hours at 37 ° C. using an evaporator (evaporator, EYELA, SB-1000) and then lyophilized for 24 hours. After freeze-drying, the dry weight was obtained in about 4.27 g (yield: 8.5%) and used as a sample of the following experimental example (hereinafter, referred to as "EKNE").

The extract (EKNE) was dissolved in distilled water for injection at 10 mg / ml and used for evaluating oxy-radical scavenging ability, or dissolved in methanol at 100 μg / ml and used for icariin analysis.

Reference Example 1. Preparation and Condition of Experiment Animal

Yinyang dry powder (EKNDP) obtained in Example 1 was mixed with commercially available feeds (target farms, focus growing pigs) at a 5% content, and then mixed with five heads of 150 g of two days a week for 7 weeks. Three-way hybrids (Duroc x Landrace x Large white) of age were supplied. The size of the piglet was 4 × 2.5 m, the feed was free vegetarian, and the water was freely eaten by using an automatic water dispenser.

Serum was isolated by fasting for 2 weeks after feeding with Eumyang Dry Powder (EKNDP) for 14 hours and collecting blood before feeding again (0 hours) and at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 hours after feeding was completed. The samples were stored at -70 degrees until analysis, and the following day after the blood collection, the feed containing the EKNDP was fed and slaughtered pigs were collected. In order to measure the antioxidant activity, the serum at 2 hours after the end of feeding was diluted with distilled water for injection at 250 times (v / v), and the hip tissue was ground in 1.15% KCl solution and centrifuged at 10,000 g for supernatant. Used.

Reference Example 2. Statistical Analysis

All results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation, and Student's t-test was performed to verify statistical significance.

Experimental Example 1. Measurement of Antioxidant Activity

Radical scavenging activity was carried out as follows using Total Oxy-radical Scavenging Capacity (TOSC) assay to determine the antioxidant activity of Eumyangkak dry powder or its extract.

TOSC assays are proposed by Winston et al., Free Radic. Biol. Med., Feb, 24 (3) , pp.480-493, 1998 and modified by the same authors ( Regoli and Winston, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., Apr 15, 156 (2) , pp.96-105, 1999). Peroxyl radical was generated by thermal homolysis of ABAP (2,2'-azobisamidinopropane) at 35 ° C (Winston et al., Free Radic. Biol Med., Feb, 24 (3) , pp.480-493, 1998), and the hydroxyl radical is the Fenton reaction using Fe and ascorbate (Winston and Cederbaum, Alcholol Clin.Exp. Res., 9). 2 , pp. 95-102, 1985), peroxynitrite was generated through spontaneous decomposition of SIN-1. Each reactive oxygen species generated reacts with α-keto-γ-methiolbutyric acid (KMBA) to generate ethylene gas, which does not show any temperature-dependent difference. Have been reported (Winston et al., Free Radic. Biol. Med., 24 (3) , pp.480-493, 1998; Regoli and Winston, Toxicol.Appl. Pharmacol. , 156 (2) , pp.96 -105, 1999).

The reaction proceeded by putting the final volume of 1 ml of the reaction solution into a sealed 10 ml container with rubber septum. Ethylene gas generation detection takes a certain volume of air inside the head space of the reaction vessel and is equipped with a Poropack N column and a FID (flame ionization detector). The analysis was carried out by gas chromatography (GC). The graph obtained from the experimental measurements was integrated to obtain an area under the kinetic curve (AUC), and the TOSC value was calculated through Equation 1 below.

TOSC = 100-(∫SA / ∫CA × 100)

∫SA = range integrated from the curve of the sample response

(integrated area from the curve of the sample reaction)

∫CA = integrated range from curve of control response

(integrated area from the curve of the control reaction)

For samples that have no oxyradical scavenging capacity, ∫SA / ∫CA = 1, and the value of TOSC = 0. Conversely, when ∫SA → 0, the TOSC value approaches 100. The value of TOSC is compared with the value in the control, so it is theoretically unaffected by the sensitivity of the instrument, reagents used, or other reaction conditions.

In order to detect ethylene gas, a gas chromatography (GC) equipped with a Poropack N column and a FID (flame ionizing detector) was subjected to an oven at 60 ° C. and an injector. Fixed at 180 ° C. and detector 180 ° C., and helium was injected into the column at a rate of 30 ml / min as the mobile phase. In order to quantify the ethylene gas of the vial, 150 μl of air in the vial is taken as a gas-tight syringe and injected into the injector using the head-space technique. The experiment was carried out. Antioxidant activity was expressed as TOSC value for dry weight (mg), serum volume (ml) or tissue weight (g) of Yin-Yang extract.

As a result of the experiment, as shown in Table 1, the peroxyl radical scavenging effect of the Yin Yang Guk extract obtained in Example 2 was about 3.3 compared to the TOSC value (940 ± 39 TOSC / mg) of the positive control glutathione, a representative body antioxidant. The effect of folds was about 4.0 times compared to glutathione's TOSC value (257 ± 27 TOSC / mg), and the effect of peroxide scavenging activity on glutathione's TOSC value (347 ± 3). TOSC / mg), it was confirmed that the effect was about 3.6 times. These results suggest that Yin-Yang Extract has a strong antioxidant effect.

sample Peroxyl radical
(Peroxyl Radical) Hydroxyl radicals
(Hydroxyl Radical) Peroxide
(Peroxynitrite) (TOSC / mg) Yin Yang Extract (EKNE) 3069 ± 137 1021 ± 213 1241 ± 152 Positive control glutathione
(Glutathione) 940 ± 93 257 ± 27 347 ± 3

In addition, as shown in Table 2, peroxyl radicals and hydroxyl radicals of serum obtained from pigs fed with 150 g of yeast parsley powder obtained in Example 1 daily for 2 weeks, and 2 hours after the final feeding. And the peroxide scavenging ability was found to show a significant difference compared to the pig (control) fed normal feed. In addition, as shown in Table 3, it was confirmed that the oxy-radical scavenging ability of the pig hips fed the feed containing the Eumyang dry powder also increased by about 1.2 times. This result suggests that dietary supplementation with Eumyang dry powder can effectively increase the oxy-radical scavenging activity in pig serum and tissues.

sample Peroxyl radical
(Peroxyl Radical) Hydroxyl radicals
(Hydroxyl Radical) Peroxide
(Peroxynitrite) TOSC / ml serum Control group (n = 5) 5208 ± 547 10821 ± 1232 6021 ± 332 Eumyang dry powder intake group (n = 5) 8838 ± 1888 * 15312 ± 241 * 8213 ± 215 *  * Significance with control was tested as P <0.05.

Peroxyl radical
(Peroxyl Radical) Hydroxyl radicals
(Hydroxyl Radical) Peroxide
(Peroxynitrite) TOSC / g organization Control group (n = 5) 10512 ± 1025 6508 ± 821 8521 ± 813 Eumyang dry powder intake group (n = 5) 13214 ± 1021 * 8021 ± 1421 10213 ± 1021 * * Significance with control was tested as P <0.05.

Experimental Example 2 Analysis of Icarin Content

In order to analyze the icariin content of the pig serum and tissues ingested Eum yang extract, Eum yang dry powder was tested as follows.

The icariin of Chemical Formula 1 was supplied in powder form from Professor Kim Young-ho of the Natural Products Laboratory, College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, was precisely weighed and dissolved in 100% DMSO to prepare a stock solution at a concentration of 1 mg / mL. Dansyl-icariin was synthesized by the method described in Scheme 1 below by adding 1 mg / ml of dancyl-chloride at the same volume ratio under basic conditions of pH 10.5 and reacting at 60 ° C. for 3 minutes. A solution of Icariin and dansyl-icariin was diluted with 50% acetonitrile and prepared at 0.1 μg / mL to develop an assay with the API4000 LC-MS / MS system in the positive ionization mode.

For icariin analysis of Yin-Yang extract, lyophilisate (EKNE) obtained in Example 2 was dissolved in methanol (methanol) at 100 μg / ml and injected into the analyzer for quantification. Repeat three times from the dissolution step. In addition, in order to measure the icariin component of the pig serum and tissue prepared in Reference Example 1, the sample was treated with liquid-liquid extraction and derivatized with dansyl-chloride. Extraction was performed by adding 500 μl of n-hexane to the 100 μl sample and extracting three times, followed by extracting three times with 500 μl of ethyl acetate. After layer separation, the organic layer was evaporated under nitrogen conditions. The derivative was reacted for 3 minutes at 60 ° C. by adding the same amount of dancyl-chloride at 1 mg / ml in basic condition at pH 10.5, extracted with ethyl acetate, and evaporated. LC and MS conditions used in the experiment are summarized in Table 4 below.

LC HPLC system Agilent 1200 series with on-line degasser, binary pump, thermostatted well-plate autosampler Column Waters XTerra MS C ₁₈ (2.1 × 50mm, 3.5um) Mobile phase
(Mobile phase) Linear gradient from 0.1% formic acid / 2% acetonitrile / 98% DI water to 0.1% formic acid / 98% acetonitrile / 2% DI water. Flow rate
(Flow rate) 0.35 mL / min MS MS system API4000 LC / MS / MS system Ion source
(Ion source) Turbo Ion Spray polarity
(Polarity) Positive MRM Icariin: m / z 677> 531 Dansyl-icariin: m / z 910> 764 (Ret.Time: 3.38 min)

LC-MS / MS conditions were established to measure the icariin content in Eyak leaves. As a result, as shown in Figure 1, the detection limit of Icariin was about 3.9 ng / ml, the content of icariin per g lyophilized (EKNE) was measured to 34.1 mg. Considering that the dry weight ratio of Yin-Yang leaves was 8.5%, the icariin content per g of Yin-Yang leaves was calculated as 2.9 mg / g.

Blood was collected at 0, 0.5, 1 and 3 hours at the time of feeding, and serum was isolated from pigs fed the feed supplemented with dry yeast extract for 2 weeks, and the concentration of icariin was measured. In order to increase the sensitivity of Icariin, icarrin was derivatized with dansyl chloride and LC-MS / MS was established. As shown in Figure 2 below, the quantitative detection limit of icarrin at established assay conditions was 46 to 137 pg / ml.

As a result of the experiment, as shown in Table 5, the icariin concentrations in serum after the feeding of the Eumyang dry powder supplementation were measured at 1576.4, 2982.4 and 112.4 pg / ml at 0.5, 1 and 3 hours, respectively, and 0 hours (2 weeks). It was confirmed that icariin was detected in the serum of 2 out of 5 test animals, although it was fasted from the evening after feeding feed of Eumyang leaves and immediately before feeding new Eumak leaves in the morning). This result suggests that the dry edible milk powder supplied in the feed was effectively absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and transferred to the blood. It was also found that trace amounts of icariin remained in serum 24 hours after feeding.

In addition, the concentration of icariin was measured to 243 pg / g tissue (tissue) in the buttocks of slaughtered pigs after 2 weeks of feeding the feed containing dry yeast extract, it was confirmed that the components of the yeast transfer from blood to tissue.

sample Icariin Concentration (pg / ml Serum) Post intake (hr) Serum after Ingestion of Eum Yangkwa Dry Powder (n = 5) 0 75.6 ± 134.3 0.5 1576.4 ± 2003.7 One 2982.4 ± 3244.3 3 112.4 ± 138.8

Hereinafter, an example of the preparation of a feed composition comprising the yin-yang dry powder or extract thereof of the present invention, but the present invention is not intended to limit it, but is intended to explain in detail only.

Feed composition example 1.

Yin Yang Extract (EKNE) 100 mg

Yinyang Dry Powder (EKNDP) 16 mg

0.7 mg of extract containing β-glucan

Yeast culture 24 mg

Vitamin E 0.7 mg

L-carnitine 0.7 mg

Formulation Example 1 Preparation of Powder

Yin Yang Extract (EKNE) 20 mg

Lactose 100 mg

Talc 10 mg

The above ingredients are mixed and filled in an airtight cloth to prepare a powder.

Formulation Example 2 Preparation of Tablet

Yinyang Dry Powder (EKNDP) 10 mg

Corn starch 100 mg

Lactose 100 mg

2 mg magnesium stearate

After mixing the above components, tablets are prepared by tableting according to a conventional method for preparing tablets.

Formulation Example 3 Preparation of Capsule

Yin Yang Extract (EKNE) 10 mg

3 mg of crystalline cellulose

Lactose 14.8 mg

Magnesium Stearate 0.2 mg

According to a conventional capsule preparation method, the above ingredients are mixed and filled into gelatin capsules to prepare capsules.

Formulation Example 4 Preparation of Injection

Yinyang Dry Powder (EKNDP) 10 mg

Mannitol 180 mg

Sterile distilled water for injection 2974 mg

Na2HPO4,12H2O 26 mg

According to the conventional method for preparing an injection, the amount of the above ingredient is prepared per ampoule (2 ml).

Formulation Example 5 Preparation of Liquid

Yin Yang Extract (EKNE) 20 mg

10 g of isomerized sugar

5 g of mannitol

Purified water

After dissolving each component in purified water according to the usual method of preparing a liquid solution, adding lemon flavor appropriately, mixing the above components, adding purified water, adjusting the whole to 100 ml by adding purified water, and then filling into a brown bottle. The solution is prepared by sterilization.

1 is a diagram showing the mass spectrometry and chromatogram of Icarin (a = total Q1 spectra in positive ionization mode, b = Product ion spectrogram, c = chromatogram (100 mg / L)) ,

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing mass spectrometry and chromatogram of dansyl-icariin (a = total Q1 spectra in positive ionization mode, b = Product ion spectrogram, c = chromatogram).

Claims (6)

Anti-oxidant for animal feed containing Eumyang Kwak ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai) dried powder or extract thereof as an active ingredient having antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity. The method of claim 1, wherein the dried powder is a sugar, such as a powdering step of powdering the dried product obtained by drying, such as drying, drying with a dryer, freeze drying, hot air drying, after washing and cutting the leaves of the Yin Yang Kwak. An antioxidant obtained through a conventional manufacturing process in the art. The antioxidant according to claim 1, wherein the yin yang extract is an extract available in water including purified water, C ₁ to C ₄ lower alcohols, or a mixed solvent thereof. The antioxidant of claim 1, wherein the animal comprises mammals such as pigs, cows, goats: fish such as carp and goldfish, and poultry such as pheasants, chickens, ducks, and turkeys. Animal feed additive containing Eumyangkwa ( Epimedium koreanum Nakai) dried powder or extract thereof as an active ingredient having antioxidant and fertility enhancing activity. Animal feed composition comprising the animal feed additive of claim 5.

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