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KMID : 0613820140240070737
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Journal of Life Science
2014 Volume.24 No. 7 p.737 ~ p.742
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Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) Extracts
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Lim Sun-Young
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Abstract
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The objective of this study was to investigate the fatty acid composition of raw and dried abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) and to determine the effect of abalone extracts on cytotoxic activity and antioxidant properties. Dried abalone was extracted with acetone/methylene chloride (A+M) and methanol (MeOH), and the extracts were fractionated using n-hexane, 85% aq. methanol (MeOH), butanol (BuOH), and water. Cytotoxic activity against HT-29 cancer cell lines was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. Antioxidant activity was measured using a fluorescence sensitive dye, 2’-7’ dichlorofluorescein-diacetate (DCFH-DA). The fatty acid composition of dried abalone was higher (22:6n-3) than that of raw abalone, and it had a lower percentage of 20:4n-6 than raw abalone. Analysis of cell viability showed that the crude extract treatments and fractions were cytotoxic, suppressing the growth of HT-29 cancer cell lines (p<0.05). The A+M extract showed a higher cytotoxic effect on the growth of HT-29 cells compared to the MeOH extract. Among the fractions, the 85% aq. MeOH fraction showed the strongest cytotoxicity against the growth of HT-29 cells. The highest activity in terms of scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) was likewise obtained with the use of 85% aq. MeOH. Our results suggest that the 85% aq. MeOH fraction has a potent inhibitory effect on the proliferation of human cancer cells.
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KEYWORD
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Abalone, cytotoxicity, fatty acid composition, human cancer cell, reactive oxygen species
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