ANTIOXIDANT EXTRACT WHICH IS OBTAINED BY TREATING STARFISHES WITH PROTEASE

摘要

PURPOSE: Provided is the antioxidant extract obtained by treating starfishes with proteases. The bioactive material having antioxidant activity is used as an active ingredient of the functional article. CONSTITUTION: The antioxidant article is characterized by containing the extract of starfishes, wherein the extract is obtained by the steps of: adding distilled water to starfishes, followed by treatment of proteases then stirring at 50 deg.C for 3-5 hours; centrifuging the extract to separate residues, followed by addition of 3 times amount of methanol then stirring at 4 deg.C for 5-6 hours; and vacuum-filtering the extract to give supernatant. The starfishes include Asterias amurensis or Asterias pectinifera.