Various Biological Activities of Extracts from Deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata Trautv.) Buds

Abstract

This study was undertaken to evaluate the physiological activities for subsequent utilization of Deodeok (Codonopsis lanceolata Trautv.) buds as a new functional food. Deodeok buds (CLS-A∼D) were classified according to the growth length. The total polyphenol and flavonoid contents of the 70% ethanol extracts ranged from 580.82 to 719.56 mg GAE/100 g, and 287.45 to 398.52 mg CE/100 g, respectively. The contents tended to decrease with increasing growth length of Deodeok buds. The DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity of CLS-B were determined to be 622.87 and 436.98 mg AA eq/100 g, respectively, showing the highest antioxidant activity. Similar to other contents, increasing growth length resulted in decreased antioxidant activity. Moreover, tyrosinase, α-glucosidase, and elastase enzyme inhibitory activities of Deodeok buds also showed best inhibitory effect in CLS-B. Considering the result of this study, we confirm the possibility of wide application of Deodeok buds as a new functional food material.