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Because andrographis has a long history of folk medicine in Southeast Asian countries with antibacterial, antipyretic, antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective effect and so on, the areas where andrographolia is introduced and cultivated are mainly concentrated. Espically andrographolide, neoandrographolide, andrographiside, homoandrographolide, andrographane, andrographanin, andrographone and andrographosterol that is concentrated in the leaves of the plant play the main medical role of andrographis. Of the above chemicals, andrographolide is the major bioactive constituent responsible for variety of activities. Leaves and stems of plant are used for extracting active phytochemicals; roots are used rarely. In this study, improved the extractability of andrographolide from the A. paniculata by ultrasonic assisted extraction, the optimum condition for extracted the andrographolide is determined by response surface experiment and detected the extractability of andrographolide under the optimum condition. By single factor analysis and response surface experiments, the optimum conditions for extracted the andrographolide were the extraction solution concentration 62.8%, the ultrasonic extraction time 59min, the ratio of solid to liquid 1:10.5 and the extraction temperature 62?. Investigate the andrographolide extractability in the optimun extraction condition by HPLC were increased from 2.27% to 3.28%.

Because peanut is a legume of nutrient abundance and contains a wide variety of chemical constituents such as proteins, carbohydrates, fibers, fats, niacin, folate, thiamine, resveratrol, flavonoids, magnesium, and phosphorus, a lot of researcher focus the study on the peanut. Especially the peanut has high content of resveratrol, so the health benefits including anti-aging, anticancer, anti-inflammatory and the prevention of cardiovascular disease, therefore the study that the peanut is used to process food and treat disease carried out widely. In this study, the condition to optimize the process programmes of fermentative germinated peanut drink by response surface experiment and to increase resveratrol contents by lactic acid bacteria is determined. In order to improve the resvertrol contents of fermentative germinated peanut drink, was prepared by using four-day germinated peanut as raw materials?adding Lactobacillus and xylitol before pasteurized, fermentation and cold storge. By single factor analysis and response surface experiments, the optimum conditions for fermentative germinated peanut drink were the amount of inoculum 3.26%, the amount of xylitol 6.2%, the fermentation time 15h and the ratio of material to water 1:5(g/mL). Product quality was evaluated through sensory evaluation. Investigate the change in resveratrol content of fermentative germinated peanut drink by HPLC. Resveratrol contents were increased from 674.22 ±2.47 μg/L to 815.82±4.53 μg/L in germination peanut drink after fermentation.

In this study, the thermal denaturation mechanism and secondary structures of two types of human insulin nanoparticles produced by a process of solution-enhanced dispersion by supercritical fluids using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and ethanol (EtOH) solutions of insulin are investigated using spectroscopic approaches and molecular dynamics calculations. First, the temperature-dependent IR spectra of spherical and rod-shaped insulin nanoparticles prepared from DMSO and EtOH solution, respectively, are analyzed using principal component analysis (PCA) and 2D correlation spectroscopy to obtain a deeper understanding of the molecular structures and thermal behavior of the two insulin particle shapes. All-atom molecular dynamics (AAMD) calculations are performed to investigate the influence of the solvent molecules on the production of the insulin nanoparticles and to elucidate the geometric differences between the two types of nanoparticles. The results of the PCA, the 2D correlation spectroscopic analysis, and the AAMD calculations clearly reveal that the thermal denaturation mechanisms and the degrees of hydrogen bonding in the spherical and rod-shaped insulin nanoparticles are different. The polarity of the solvent might not alter the structure or function of the insulin produced, but the solvent polarity does influence the synthesis of different shapes of insulin nanoparticles.

Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, KoreaReceived August 28, 2011, Accepted November 2, 2011Key Words : Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs), Bulky spacer, Photon to current conversion efficiencyRuthenium dye-based dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)have received great deal of attraction from chemists andmaterial scientists because of their over 10% of photon tocurrent conversion efficiency.