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Wheat(Triticum aestivum) is widely cultivated as a cash crop because it produces a good yield per unit area, grows well in a temperate climate even with a moderately short growing season, and yields a versatile, high-quality flour that is widely used in baking. Recently wheat sprout gained much attention because of its nutritional and physiological properties. The amount of antioxidant compound strongly increases during the germination phase, while scantly present in the wheat germ, and virtually absent in the young wheat plant. Thus wheat sprouts contain a remarkable level of various antioxidants. In this study, based on these facts, aqueous and ethanolic extracts from wheat sprout powder were analyzed to determine its reduction and antioxidant activities and antimicrobial activities as well. In addition the effect of wheat sprout extract on hair growth stimulation and/or growth inhibition using C57BL/6 mice. The extracts and the control compounds were topically treated once a day for 4 weeks. The hair growth was photographically and historically examined during the period. Hair growth of the test group (3% extract) was better than that of positive (3% minoxidil) and negative control groups (cosmetic formulation without the extract and no treated groups). The whole data showed remarkable improvement of hair growth effect of wheat sprout extract but needs more statistical analysis. These results suggested that wheat sprout extract could be used in making scalp-related cosmetics and shampoo products in the near future.

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• Eun mi RYU [ Dept. chemical and biochemical engineering, Chosun University, Gwanju, 501-759. ]
• Gwan-Woo SEO [ Dept. chemical and biochemical engineering, Chosun University, Gwanju, 501-759. ]
• Hyun-Jae SHIN [ Dept. chemical and biochemical engineering, Chosun University, Gwanju, 501-759. ]

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  한국생물공학회 학술대회

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  1985~2013

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