KR20100111413A - Manufacturing method of nelumbinis semen extract by enzyme treatment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for preparing Nelumbinis semen extract is provided to remove DPPH radical, to suppress tyrosinase activation and to ensure skin whitening and anti-aging. CONSTITUTION: A method for preparing Nelumbinis semen extract comprises: a step of preparing Nelumbinis semen; and a step of adding distilled water to the Nelumbinis semen and adding proteinase or cell wall lysis enzyme to obtain enzyme lysate; a step of extracting the lysate by hot water extraction; and a step of centrifuging. The enzyme is an single enzyme containing beta-glucanase or alcalase as a main ingredient. A cosmetic composition for skin whitening or anti-aging contains the Nelumbinis semen extract as an active ingredient.

Description

Manufacturing Method of Nelumbinis Semen Extract by Enzyme Treatment

The present invention relates to an extract of lotus root meat, in particular, the extraction yield of the active ingredient contained in the lotus root is high, and excellent in DPPH radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase inhibitory effect, a method for producing an extract that can be used as a cosmetic composition for skin whitening and anti-aging It is about, and more specifically to a method of producing a soft-yakyeok extract, characterized in that the enzymatic treatment of the soft-yield with cell wall or protease and hot water extract and thus the soft-yak extract.

Over time, the human skin secretion of various hormones that control metabolism decreases, and when the skin is exposed to ultraviolet rays, melanocytes, freckles, blemishes, milky coffee spots, birthmarks, surpluses, etc. This can be divided into immediate or delayed pigmentation.

Melanin is one of the pigments involved in the color of skin, hair and eyes, and conventional skin lightening agents mainly inhibit the growth of melanocytes or inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, thereby synthesizing melanin. Has the effect of suppressing.

Specifically, conventional skin whitening agents control copper (Cu), an essential element of the active site of tyrosinase, an enzyme involved in melanogenesis, or tyrosinase related protein ITRP-1: tyrosinase related protein. I) and melanin by inhibiting the production of melanin-producing intermediates by controlling iron ions (Fe), an essential component of tyrosinase related protein II (TRP-2) The synthesis of these is suppressed.

On the other hand, recently, it is widely known that substances having an absorbing action extracted from and separated from natural products are usually less irritating to the skin and have other pharmacological effects such as astringent and antibacterial effects. Various attempts have been made to prepare these.

Accordingly, the present inventors completed the present invention by studying a cosmetic composition using natural products, increasing the extraction yield from natural products, and inventing a method for producing an extract of soft-fried meat having an antioxidant effect and a whitening effect.

The present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a method for producing a soft yam extract, which has a high polyphenol content, and can be obtained a soft yam extract with excellent DPPH radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a production method that can achieve a higher extraction yield for soft broth than other degrading enzymes by using the degrading enzyme suitable for the soft broth.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a method for producing a soft extract of the soft extract can be obtained in extracting a useful extract from the soft lotus, a higher amount of the extract over the first and second.

In addition, the present invention is prepared by the manufacturing method as described above, to provide a soft extract extract containing a larger amount of useful components than the conventional, containing the extract as an active ingredient excellent cosmetic composition excellent in whitening and anti-aging effect It aims to provide.

The present invention for achieving the above object comprises the steps of preparing a Nelumbinis semen ; Adding distilled water to the prepared soft broth and adding cell wall degrading enzyme or protein degrading enzyme to obtain an enzymatically treated product; Hot water extracting the enzyme treatment; And, centrifuging the hot water extracted hot water extract.

Here, the degrading enzyme may be a single enzyme including beta-glucanase or β-glucanase or alcalase as a main component.

In addition, the addition of the degrading enzyme, it is preferable to add the cell wall degrading enzyme within the range of 1 to 3% (w / w) relative to the weight of the distilled water is added to the soft meat distilled water, the step of extracting the hot water More preferably, the enzyme treatment is hot water extraction for 1 to 4 hours at a temperature within the range of 40 ~ 70 ℃, after the centrifugation, the step of obtaining the centrifuged supernatant; desirable.

In addition, the method for producing a soft lotus extract according to the present invention, after the step of centrifugation, obtaining the centrifuged precipitate, and adding ethanol to the obtained precipitate; may further comprise a. In addition, after the step of extracting ethanol, by centrifuging the ethanol extract, obtaining a supernatant; it is also possible to further include.

On the other hand, another embodiment of the present invention is prepared according to the above-described method of producing a soft extract, can be a soft extract, characterized in that it contains a polyphenol, skin whitening or containing such a soft extract as an active ingredient A skin anti-aging cosmetic composition is also possible.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

The present invention as described above includes the process of enzymatic treatment by adding a degrading enzyme to the lotus root and then extracting the hot water, thereby obtaining a lotus leaf extract having high polyphenol content and excellent DPPH radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect. It is possible to provide a method for producing a lotus root extract.

In particular, by using a single enzyme containing beta-glucanase (beta-glucanase) or alkalase (alcalase) as a main component as the decomposition enzyme, it is possible to achieve a higher extraction yield for soft meat than other degradation enzymes It can provide a manufacturing method.

In addition, the present invention is to add a degrading enzyme to the soft meat as described above and obtain the first extract by hot water extraction, and then another method for producing the soft extract of the young extract can be obtained again by extracting the precipitate of the hot water extract ethanol again Can provide.

In addition, the present invention is prepared by the manufacturing method as described above, it can provide a soft extract extract containing a larger amount of useful components than conventional, such extract is suitable for use as a cosmetic composition for skin whitening or skin anti-aging Do.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a specific embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a flow chart showing a method for producing a soft lotus extract according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown here, the present invention by the enzyme treatment and hot water extraction of the soft muscle, extraction yield of useful components is high, antioxidant The present invention relates to a method of preparing an extract of lotus root meat having an effect and a whitening effect.

The present inventors, while studying a cosmetic composition using a natural product, by adding a cell wall or protease to the soft muscle, and by the hot water export method, the polyphenol content is high, DPPH radical scavenging activity and tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect The present invention has been completed to know that an excellent lotus root extract can be prepared.

The present invention is primarily will use yeonjayuk, yeonjayuk is (Nelumbinis semen) is generally in the training perennial plant known to have efficacy in Bobby relax branch and insomnia as fruits and seeds of the aquatic plant. Yeonja meat contains starch, raffinose, protein 16.6%, fat 2%, sugar 23%, calcium 0.09%, phosphorus 0.29% (Jung Bo-seop, Shin alsr, anti-medical metabolism, Younglimsa, p154, 1998).

In addition, the chemical constituents of lotus root are Anonaine, Armepavine, Asimilobine (R-form), beta-Sitosterol, Dehydroanonaine, Dehydronuciferine, Dehydroroemerine, Demethylcoclaurine, Hyperoside, Isoliensinine, Isoquercitrin, Kaempferol-3-O-beta-D-glucurineide, Liens , Linaloo and others.

Specifically, the preparation method of the lotus extract according to the present invention, first prepared by drying the lotus root (S110). After the soft meat is dried, it is preferable to grind to a suitable size, for example 50 to 200 mesh (mesh) size, and most preferably about 120 mesh to increase the yield yield of the active ingredient of the soft muscle.

Then, distilled water is added to the prepared soft leaf leaves, and the enzyme is subjected to a step of obtaining an enzyme treated product by adding a degrading enzyme (S120). The reason for adding distilled water to the leaves of the soft lotus meat is to facilitate the action of the degrading enzyme is subsequently added, the amount of distilled water is preferably about 10 to 20 times the volume of the prepared soft meat. In addition, in order to further enhance the action of the degrading enzyme, it is preferable to adjust the pH of the distilled water, the pH is preferably adjusted to pH 5 ~ pH 8, the most active of the enzyme activity, and is not particularly limited when adjusting the pH However, it is preferable to use 1M HCl and 0.1N NaOH.

The present invention is characterized in that the enzyme treatment by adding a cell wall degrading enzyme or proteolytic enzyme to distilled water (optionally pH-controlled distilled water) containing the soft muscle through the above process. Since the active ingredients of plants are contained in cells and mainly composed of fibrin, they can be degraded by cell wall degrading enzymes of plants. In addition, more than 16% of the protein contained in the soft meat can be expected to improve the extraction yield of the active material from the soft meat by the use of proteolytic enzymes. That is, the enzyme treatment is intended to ensure that the active ingredient is well extracted by decomposing the cell wall and protein components of the soft muscle by acting on the enzyme according to plant cell enzyme, protease or combination thereof.

Preferred cell wall degrading enzymes to be used in the method for producing lotus leaf extract of the present invention

Serenity mix ^{6X MG TM (Ceremix 6X MG)} , cellulose Cloud host ^TM (celluclast), Tunisia Carr claim FN ^TM, promotional atom (PROMOZYME), alkaline dehydratase (ALCALASE) and the like, the celebrity mix 6X MG beta-gluconic It is an enzyme in which the four enzymes of kinase (β-glucanase), cellulase, proteinase, alpha-amylase and pentosanase are mixed in the same weight ratio. , Cellulast is a cellulase homoenzyme, tunicaase FN is a beta-glucanase homoenzyme, PROMOZYME is a pullulansase homoenzyme, alcara ALCALASE is an alcalase homoenzyme.

Among these enzymes, the present inventors found that, in the case of soft meat, as in the examples described below, a single enzyme containing beta-glucanase or β-glucanase or alcalase as a main component is most useful. In addition, the enzymes may be used alone, or two or more kinds thereof may be used in combination. The addition of the degrading enzyme may be in the range of 1 to 3% (w / w) based on the weight of distilled water added to distilled water to the soft meat. The addition of degrading enzymes into the cell is most preferred in terms of extraction yield. After the addition of the degrading enzyme as described above, in order to further increase the extraction yield, it is also possible to immerse for 1 to 4 hours at a temperature of 30 ~ 70 ℃.

Next, the present invention is characterized by performing a step (S130) of hot water extraction for the enzyme-treated enzyme treatment. The hot water extract is performed on the leaves of the soft-leaved muscles whose cell walls are decomposed through the above-described enzyme treatment, thereby obtaining useful components at higher extraction yields. The hot water extraction method may use a variety of hot water extraction methods well known in the art, and in the present invention, it is particularly preferable to extract the hot water for 1 to 4 hours at a temperature within the range of 40 to 70 ° C. .

Next, the present invention includes the step of filtering or centrifuging the hot water extracted hot water extract (S140); to obtain a supernatant extract according to the present invention by obtaining the supernatant. Accordingly, after the centrifugation step (S140), the step (S150) of obtaining the centrifuged supernatant may be further included. In the case of filtration, whatman No. It is preferable to filter by 41, and the centrifugation is not particularly limited, but centrifugation for 20 to 30 minutes is preferred at a centrifugal force of 2000 × G or more.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a method for producing a soft porcelain extract by hot water extraction and ethanol extraction according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention shown here after the step of centrifugation (S140), Obtaining the centrifuged precipitate (S210), adding ethanol to the obtained precipitate to extract ethanol (S220); may be further included.

That is, according to the present invention, the cell wall degrading enzyme is added to the lotus root and the hot water extract to obtain the first extract, and then the second extract can be obtained again by extracting the precipitate (S210) of the hot water extract (S220) again. It is another method of manufacturing soft lotus extract.

Here, the ethanol extraction method may use a variety of ethanol extraction methods known in the art, in the present invention, the extract is obtained primarily from the supernatant (S150) obtained by centrifugation (S140) after the hot water extraction (S130), The precipitate (S210) obtained by the centrifugation (S140) is ethanol extracted (S220) and then centrifuged (S230). The supernatant (S240) is characterized in that the desired extract is obtained second. Accordingly, the present invention after the step of extracting the ethanol (S220), by centrifuging the ethanol extract (S230), obtaining a supernatant (S240); it may be further included.

In the case of the production method according to the present invention, there is an effect that can be obtained from a certain raw material extract containing a higher amount of useful components than conventional.

On the other hand, another embodiment of the present invention is prepared according to the above-described method of producing a soft extract, can be a soft extract, characterized in that it contains a polyphenol, skin whitening or containing such a soft extract as an active ingredient A skin anti-aging cosmetic composition is also possible.

According to the method for preparing the lotus leaf extract according to the present invention, the extraction yield of the lotus leaf extract is high, the polyphenol content is higher than the conventional, there is an effect that can be obtained soft lotus leaf extract more excellent whitening activity and antioxidant effect.

In addition, the extract of the soft lotus meat is excellent Tyrosinase activity inhibitory and antioxidant activity, there is no problem in stability when applied to the skin, it is also possible to use as a cosmetic composition for skin whitening or skin aging.

The invention can be better understood by the following examples, which are only illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of protection defined by the appended claims.

Example 1: Method of producing lotus root extract using enzyme treatment

Dried soft meat was prepared by grinding to a size of 120 mesh. Then, after adding distilled water corresponding to 10 times the volume of the prepared soft meat, it was adjusted to pH 5-8 using 1M HCl and 0.1N NaOH.

Here, each 2% of the cell wall-decomposing enzyme in serenity mix ^TM (CEREMIX), cellulose Cloud host ^TM (CELLUCLAST), Tunisia Carr claim ^TM (TUNICASE), promotional atom (PROMOZYME) and alkaline dehydratase (ALCALASE) enzyme five species ( w / w).

Then, each sample was placed in a constant temperature water bath, shaken at 50 ° C. for 1 hour, extracted with hot water, and then, each sample was collected by Whatman No. Filtration at 41 afforded the supernatant as a soft muscle extract.

Experimental Example 1 Measurement of Polyphenol Contents, Antioxidant Effects and Tyrosinase Activity Inhibition Effects of Yeonjagi Extracts with Different Kinases

Experimental Example 1-1: Determination of total polyphenol content of lotus leaf extract for yield confirmation

The total polyphenol content of the extract obtained in Example 1 was measured using the Folin-Denis assay method. First, 50 μl of a Folin-ciocalteu reagent (phosphomolybdate-phosphotungstate) was added to 0.1 ml of the lotus root extract obtained in Example 1, followed by reaction with 1.5 ml of 20% sodium carbonate anhydrous, followed by absorbance at 760 nm. Measured.

The polyphenol content of the lotus leaf extract according to the type of the degrading enzyme measured in this way is shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Polyphenol Contents of Yeon-Gyak Extracts by Kinds of Degrading Enzymes]

Enzyme Treatment Condition Total Polyphenol Content (ug / ml) Yield (%) compared to no enzyme treatment Enzyme-free treatment 274.90 ± 10.4 100 Ceremix 6X MG 339.52 ± 11.3 123.5 (+23.5) Cellulast 278.79 ± 5.0 65.0 (-35.0) Tunicase FN 353.32 ± 6.9 128.5 (+28.5) Promozyme 322.78 ± 7.2 117.4 (+17.4) Alkalase 368.90 ± 5.7 134.1 (+34.1)

* Ceremix 6X MG ^TM (Ceremix 6X MG) is a beta-glucanase (β-glucanase) cellulase (celullase), proteinase (alpha) -amylase (alpha-amylase), pentosanase (pentosanase) It is an enzyme which mixed four types of enzymes, such as each by the same weight ratio.

Cellullast ^TM (celluclast) is a cellulase homoenzyme.

Tunicase FN ^™ is a beta-glucanase homoenzyme.

PROMOZYME is a Pullulansase homoenzyme.

Alkalase (ALCALASE) is an alcalase homoenzyme.

As shown in Table 1, in the case of using the tunicaase FN ^TM , alkalase among the degrading enzymes used in Example 1, the polyphenol content was higher by 28.5-34.1% compared to the enzyme-free treatment.

Experimental Example 1-2: Antioxidant Activity of Enzyme Treated Yeonjak Extract

      DPPH radical scavenging ability (%) of the lotus leaf extract obtained in Example 1 was measured to confirm the antioxidant activity of the lotus leaf extract. At this time, Vitamine E was used as a positive control group.

As a result of the experiment, as shown in Table 2, the extracts of the lotus roots in all the enzyme treatment groups except for the promozyme showed higher antioxidant activity than the enzyme-free group.

[Table 2: Antioxidant Activity of Extracts of Yeonjakyuk by Different Kinds of Degrading Enzymes]

Enzyme Treatment Condition Antioxidant activity (%) Enzyme-free treatment 76.76 ± 4.2 Ceremix 6X MG 81.60 ± 1.8 Cellulast 78.97 ± 1.3 Tunicase FN 87.30 ± 0.5 Promozyme 70.30 ± 3.5 Alkalase 88.91 ± 0.5

As shown in Table 3 above, as a result of comparing the enzyme-specific DPPH radical scavenging ability (%), the tunicaase FM and alkalase showed higher antioxidant activity than the other enzymes.

Experimental Example 1-3: Inhibition of Tyrosinase Activity of Enzyme Treated Lotus Root Extract

      The inhibitory effect of Tyrosinase activity of the extract of lotus root meat obtained in Example 1 was measured. At this time, Kojic acid was used as a positive control group. Tyrosinase inhibitory activity was added to 0.5 ml of 0.5 M phosphate buffer solution (pH 6.5), 0.2 ml of 10 mM L-DOPA dissolved substrate solution, and 0.1 ml of each of the extracts of lotus root meat obtained in the same manner as in Example 1. 0.2 ml of mushroom tyrosinase (100 U / mL) was added to the mixed solution, followed by reaction at 25 ° C. for 2 minutes, and then the dopachrome produced in the reaction solution was subjected to enzyme spectral absorption. Absorbance was measured and compared at 475 nm using a microplate reader.

The results of measuring the inhibitory effect of Tyrosinase activity are shown in Table 3 below.

[Table 3: Whitening Activity of Soft Root Extract According to Degrading Enzymes]

Enzyme Treatment Condition Whitening activity (%) Enzyme-free treatment 26.70 ± 3.3 Ceremix 6X MG 43.49 ± 3.4 Cellulast 40.14 ± 4.6 Tunicase FN 48.60 ± 3.3 Promozyme 39.38 ± 2.4 Alkalase 38.20 ± 3.8

As shown in Table 3 above, the best inhibitory effect of Tyrosinase activity was the extract of soft-flesh meat obtained by treatment with tunicaase FN, and all of the soft-cream extracts obtained by treating each enzyme showed much higher tyrosinase-inhibiting activity than the enzyme-free group. Indicated.

As described above, according to Experimental Example 1, among the cell wall degrading enzymes, tunicaase FN and alkalase were found to be suitable for soft meat, and the best method for preparing soft meat extract using the two enzymes. Can be.

Example 2: Preparation of lotus root extract according to enzyme concentration

Using the tunicaase FN and the alcalase enzyme selected as the best according to Example 1 and Experimental Example 1, the preparation method of the extract of the soft muscle according to the enzyme concentration was studied.

That is, in the present embodiment, the pH of the distilled water containing the lotus leaf is adjusted to 8, and the two enzymes are added at 0-4% (w / w), that is, 0% (no addition), 1%, and 2%. , 3%, 4% (w / w) was added to the sample, respectively, except that the extract was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1.

Experimental Example 2: Determination of Polyphenol Content, Antioxidant Effect and Tyrosinase Activity Inhibition Effect of Extracts of Yeonjakugi Extracts with Different Enzyme Concentrations

Experimental Example 2-1: Polyphenol Contents of Yeon-Jeuk-Gang Extracts with Different Enzyme Concentrations

According to Example 2, the polyphenol content was measured using the tunicaase FN enzyme and the alkalase enzyme, respectively, to obtain the obtained soft-leaved extract, and the specific method for measuring the polyphenol content was Experimental Example 1-1. Same as in The results are shown in Table 4 below.

Table 4: Polyphenol Contents of Yeon-Jeuk Extracts According to Degrading Enzyme Concentration

Enzyme concentration 0% 0.5% One% 2% 4% Tunicase FN 325.33 ± 28.8 354.77 ± 7.6 375.96 ± 2.0 393.75 ± 12.4 364.59 ± 29.3 Alkalase 416.87 ± 14.3 435.43 ± 11.8 445.57 ± 11.12 445.55 ± 12.97

As shown in Table 4, when the enzyme treatment with alkalase (ALCALASE) than the tunicaase FN as a whole, the polyphenol content was higher, both enzymes 1 ~ 3% when extracting the active ingredient In particular, it can be seen that the use of the enzyme in the concentration range of 3% is preferable in terms of extraction yield.

Experimental Example 2-2: Antioxidant Activity of the Extract of Yeonjak Muscle According to the Concentration of Degrading Enzyme

According to Example 2, the antioxidant activity was measured using the tunicaase FN enzyme and the alkalase enzyme, respectively. same. The results are shown in Table 5 below.

Table 5: Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Yeon-Jeuk Muscle by Various Degrading Enzymes]

Enzyme concentration 0% One% 2% 3% 4% Tunicase FN 77.22 ± 0.4 80.60 ± 2.4 82.17 ± 1.9 82.81 ± 1.4 82.39 ± 0.7 Alkalase 90.40 ± 1.8 90.15 ± 3.0 90.98 ± 3.4 90.35 ± 1.7

As shown in Table 5, when the enzyme was treated with alkalase (ALCALASE) than the tunicaase FN, the antioxidant activity was higher, and the concentration difference was insufficient when treated by concentration.

Experimental Example 2-3: Inhibition of Tyrosinase Activity of Extracts from Yeon-Jeuk Muscle by Different Enzyme Concentrations

The tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect was measured on the obtained soft muscle extract using the tunicaase FN enzyme and the alcalase enzyme according to Example 2, and the specific measuring method is described in Experimental Examples 1-3. Same as The results are shown in Table 6 below.

[Table 6: Whitening Activities of Extracts of Yeon-Jeuk-Gang Extracts According to Degrading Enzyme Concentration]

Enzyme concentration 0% One% 2% 3% 4% Tunicase FN 42.0 ± 8.8
55.33 ± 24.3 57.77 ± 15.8 57.12 ± 1.4 61.12 ± 1.5 Alkalase 60.40 ± 2.1 63.65 ± 31.5 64.02 ± 3.5 62.5 ± 12.5

As a result of measuring the inhibitory effect, it showed higher activity than the untreated group, but the difference was insignificant depending on the concentration.

Example 3 Method of Preparing Ethanol Extracted Soft Potato Extract After Enzyme Treatment

Whatman No. was sampled after the hot water extraction according to Example 1. The filtrate was filtered through 41, and 20-30 times the weight of ethanol was added to the precipitate, followed by ethanol extraction for 4 hours. After ethanol extraction, each sample was filtered with Whatman No. 41, and the supernatant liquid was obtained with the extract of lotus root meat.

Experimental Example 3: Determination of Polyphenol Content, Antioxidant Effect, and Elastase Inhibitory Activity of Ethanol Extracted Soft Potato Extract after Enzyme Treatment

Experimental Example 3-1 Determination of Total Polyphenol Content of Enzyme Treated Soft Ethanol Extract

The total polyphenol content was measured by using the Folin-Denis assay method for the extract obtained according to Example 3, and the polyphenol content of the extract of the soft muscle according to the type of the degrading enzyme measured in Table 7 below.

 Table 7: Polyphenol Contents of Ethanol Extracts of Enzymatically Treated Soft Roots]

Enzyme Treatment Condition Total Polyphenol Content (ug / ml) Ceremix 6X MG 417.94 ± 5.0 Cellulast 295.81 ± 9.8 Tunicase FN 410.54 ± 8.1 Promozyme 306.97 ± 10.4 Alkalase 266.30 ± 10.4

In Table 7, the polyphenol content of the enzyme treatment group was obtained according to Example 3 from the precipitate filtered out of the sample, separately from the primary extract obtained from the supernatant from which the sample subjected to hot water extraction according to Example 1 was filtered. In view of the secondary extract, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a soft extract from the raw material containing a larger amount of useful components than conventional.

Experimental Example 3-2: Antioxidant Activity of Ethanol Extract of Enzyme Treated Soft Potato Muscle

    DPPH radical scavenging ability (%) of the extract obtained in Example 3 was confirmed to determine the antioxidant activity of the extract, the specific antioxidant activity measurement method is as in Experimental Example 1-2, the results are shown in Table 8 below. Indicated.

Table 8: Antioxidant Activity of Enzyme Treated Soft Ethanol Extracts

Enzyme Treatment Condition Antioxidant activity (%) Enzyme-free treatment 71.24 ± 3.0 Ceremix 6X MG 71.36 ± 1.9 Cellulast 71.69 ± 2.3 Tunicase FN 91.43 ± 0.1 Promozyme 75.10 ± 1.8 Alkalase 77.83 ± 1.2

As shown in Table 8, in the ethanol extract, the ethanol extract obtained by treating the tunicaase FN enzyme showed a high antioxidant activity of more than 90%.

Experimental Example 3-3: Elastase Inhibitory Activity of Ethanol Extracts of Enzymatically Treated Soft Potatoes

The elastase inhibitory activity of the extract obtained in Example 3 was measured. In this case, Ursolic acid was used as a control group, 0.1 ml of substrate solution in which 8.8 mM Suc-Ala (3) -NA was dissolved in 10 ml of 0.256M Tris-HCl (pH 8.0), and the extract of Yeon-Jeuk-yuk obtained in Example 3 was added. After adding 0.05 ml of 0.05 ml of elastase (10 µg / ml) to the mixed solution and reacting at 25 ° C. for 10 minutes, an enzyme spectrophotometer was used to quantify free nitroanilide in the reaction mixture. The absorbance at 410 nm was measured and compared.

Table 9: Elastase Inhibitory Activities of Enzyme Treated Soft Ethanol Extracts

Enzyme Treatment Condition Elastase Inhibitory Activity (%) Enzyme-free treatment 75.37 ± 3.6 Ceremix 6X MG 77.40 ± 2.4 Cellulast 74.89 ± 3.5 Tunicase FN 77.60 ± 2.1 Promozyme 74.92 ± 6.0 Alkalase 76.06 ± 1.8

As shown in Table 9, it can be seen that the elastase inhibitory activity is high in the soft ethanol extract.

According to the above, it can be seen that the soft extract of the enzyme treated with the present invention is excellent in antioxidant and whitening effect, and the soft extract of the enzyme treated and ethanol extract has excellent antioxidant and elastase inhibitory activity, that is, wrinkle effect. .

1 is a flow chart showing a method for producing a soft-potato extract by hot water extraction, according to an embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a method for producing a soft yam extract by hot water extraction and ethanol extraction, according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (9)

Preparing Nelumbinis semen ; Adding distilled water to the prepared soft broth and adding cell wall degrading enzyme or protease to obtain an enzyme treated product; Hot water extracting the enzyme treatment; And, Centrifuging the hot water extract the hot water extract; The method of claim 1, wherein the degrading enzyme is a single enzyme comprising beta-glucanase or β-glucanase or alcalase as a main component. The method of claim 1, wherein the addition of the degrading enzyme, The method of producing a soft extract according to claim 1, wherein the enzyme is added in the range of 1 to 3% (w / w) relative to the weight of the soft distilled water added to distilled water. The method of claim 1, wherein the extracting hot water, Method for producing an extract of the soft lotus meat, characterized in that the enzyme treatment for hot water extraction for 1 to 4 hours at a temperature in the range 40 ~ 70 ℃. According to claim 1, After the centrifugation step, Obtaining the centrifuged supernatant; Method of producing a lotus root extract further comprising. According to claim 1, After the centrifugation step, Obtaining the centrifuged precipitate, and adding ethanol to the obtained precipitate to extract ethanol. According to claim 6, After the ethanol extraction step, Centrifuging the ethanol extract, to obtain a supernatant; The method of producing a soft extract of the young lotus further comprising. An extract of lotus root meat, prepared according to any one of claims 1 to 7, containing polyphenols. Cosmetic composition for skin whitening or skin aging containing the lotus extract of claim 8 as an active ingredient.

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