잡곡류의 항혈전작용을 조사하기 위해 국내산 11종의 잡곡으로부터 80% 에탄올 추출물을 얻어 혈액응고저해활성을 thrombin time (TT)법으로 측정한 결과, 황금찰수수의 에탄올 추출물이 가장 높은 혈액응고저해활성을 보였으며, 뒤이어 청차조 유래의 에탄올 추출물도 혈액응고저해활성을 보였다. 황금찰수수의 에탄올 추출물을 n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate 및 n-butanol로 분획하였을 때, 대부분의 TT-저해활성은 hexane과 methylene chloride 분획에 분포하였으며, 이들 분획의 활성은 동일 농도의 aspirin (최종 농도 480 ${mu}g/ml$)보다 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 황금찰수수의 에탄올 추출물의 혈액응고저해활성은 activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)법 및 prothrombin time (PT)법으로도 확인되었다. 이때 APTT-저해활성은 hexane 및 methylene chloride분획에 주로 분포하였으나 PT-저해활성은 hexane 분획에 주로 분포하였다. 이들 분획들의 APTT-저해활성 및 PT-저해활성은 warfarin (최종농도 3.13 mg/ml) 보다 더 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 황금찰수수 유래 에탄올 추출물의 TT-저해활성은 열 안정성 및 pH 안정성이 매우 우수하였다. 한편, 이와 같은 황금찰수수 유래 에탄올추출물, hexane 분획 및 methylene chloride 분획의 경우는 피브린 응괴를 가용화할 수 있는 피브린용해활성을 지닌 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 황금찰수수가 혈액응고저해활성과 혈전용해활성을 지니고 있음을 보여주며, 아울러 항혈전 식이요법의 소재가 될 수 있음을 시사한다.
To examine whether miscellaneous cereal grains have an antithrombotic effect, we investigated the anticoagulant activity of 80% ethanol extracts from eleven selected miscellaneous cereal grains. The 80% ethanol extract of hwanggeumchal sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) showed the highest anticoagulant activity, followed by that of green foxtail millet grains, in terms of thrombin time (TT). When the ethanol extract of hwanggeumchal sorghum was sequentially fractionated with n-hexane, methylene chloride, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol, the majority of the TT-inhibitory activity was detected in the hexane and methylene chloride fractions. Whereas aspirin (final conc. 480 ${mu}g/ml$) prolonged TT by 2-fold, the ethanol extract, hexane fraction, and methylene chloride fraction in the same dose prolonged TT by 2.2-fold, 2.9-fold, and 2.5-fold, respectively. The ethanol extract of hwanggeumchal sorghum could delay activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) as well as prothrombin time (PT). Although the APTT-inhibitory activity of the ethanol extract was mainly partitioned into the hexane and methylene chloride fractions, the PT-inhibitory activity of the ethanol extract was solely partitioned into the hexane fraction. The APTT- and PT-inhibitory activities of these organic solvent fractions were more potent than those of the control warfarin (final conc. 3.13 mg/ml). The TT-inhibitory activity of the ethanol extract was heat-stable and acid-stable. The ethanol extract, hexane fraction, and methylene chloride fraction of hwanggeumchal sorghum appeared to possess a direct fibrinolytic activity toward fibrin clotting. These results show that hwanggeumchal sorghum can exert anticoagulant and fibrinolytic effects and, thus, have the potential to be applicable as antithrombotic dietary sources.
