본 연구에서는 전복을 동결 건조시킨 후 전복의 지방산을 비교 분석하였고 세포독성 활성 및 세포 내 활성산소종 생성 억제 효과를 측정하여 전복의 생리활성을 알아보고자 하였다. 지방산 조성 변화를 살펴보면 포화지방산들 내에서는 16:0의 함량이 건조 전복에서 높았고 불포화지방산들 내에서는 건조 전복의 경우 낮은 함량의 20:4n-6와 높은 함량의 22:6n-3를 나타내었다. 전복 A+M 추출물을 0.05 및 0.1 mg/ml 첨가농도로 HT-29 암세포에 처리했을 때 24%의 세포독성 효과를 나타내었다(p<0.05). MeOH 추출물의 경우 A+M 추출물과 비교했을 때 세포독성 효과가 낮았다. 건조 전복의 각 분획물을 농도별로 처리하였을 때, 농도의존적으로 세포독성 활성을 나타내었고, 특히 85% aq. MeOH 분획물에 의한 세포독성 활성이 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 세포 내 활성산소종 생성 억제효과에서 낮은 농도에서는 MeOH 추출물보다는 A+M 추출물에 의한 저해효과가 높았으며 분획물들 간 큰 차이는 없으나 85% aq. MeOH 분획물에 의한 생성 억제효과가 다소 높아 36%의 활성산소종 억제효과를 나타내었다.
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.