Antiinflammatory and antioxidative effects of Morus spp. fruit extract

Abstract

Antiinflammatory and antioxidative effects of mulberry fruit were investigated by using bioassay screening system. The extract of muberry fruits showed inhibitory effect in phospholipase activity and cyclooxygenase II activity. Among nine varieties of mulberry tree, the antiinflammatory activities of the Shingwangppong, Ficus, Cheongilppong and Keomseolppong were higher than that of the other varieties. Also, antioxidative activity of mulberry fruit was examined by DPPH free radical scavenging method. The radical scavenging activity of the mulberry fruit decreased as following order : Shingwangppong > Keomseolppong > tetraploid Ficus> diploid Ficus.

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