Comparison of antibacterial activity and phenolic constituents of bark, lignum, leaves and fruit of Rhus verniciflua
- Authors
- Jang, Jae Young; Shin, Hyeji; Lim, Jae-Woong; Ahn, Jong Hoon; Jo, Yang Hee; Lee, Ki Yong; Hwang, Bang Yeon; Jung, Sung-Ju; Kang, So Young; Lee, Mi Kyeong
- Issue Date
- 25-7월-2018
- Publisher
- PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
- Citation
- PLOS ONE, v.13, no.7
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- PLOS ONE
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 7
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/74309
- DOI
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0200257
- ISSN
- 1932-6203
- Abstract
- Rhus verniciflua is commonly known as a lacquer tree in Korea. The bark of R. verniciflua has been used as an immunostimulator in traditional medicine, but also causes allergic dermatitis due to urushiol derivatives. For the development of active natural resources with less toxicity, the antibacterial activity of various parts of R. verniciflua such as bark, lignum, leaves and fruit, together with chemical composition, were investigated. Among the various parts of R. verniciflua, lignum showed the most potent antibacterial activity against fish pathogenic bacteria such as Edwardsiella tarda, Vibrio anguillarum and Streptococcus iniae. Measurement of total phenolic content and flavonoid content clearly showed a high content of phenolic and flavonoids in lignum among the various parts of R. verniciflua. Further analysis showed a close correlation between antibacterial activity and phenolic content. In addition, methyl gallate and fustin, the major constituents of bark and lignum, showed antibacterial activity, which suggested phenolic constituents as active constituents. The content of urushiols, however, was highest in bark, but there was a trace amount in lignum. LC-MS-MS and PCA analysis showed good discrimination with the difference of phenolic composition in various parts of R. verniciflua. Taken together, phenolic compounds are responsible for the antibacterial activity of R. verniciflua. The lignum of R. verniciflua contains high content of phenolic compounds with less urushiols, which suggests efficient antibacterial activity with less toxicity. Therefore, the lignum of R. verniciflua is suggested as a good source for antibacterial material to use against fish bacterial diseases.
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