The composition comprising saponins derived from green tea seed having antifungal and anticancer activity and manufacturing method thereof

摘要

The present invention provides a green tea seed composition including saponine derived from green tea seeds, wherein the green tea seed composition has antifungal and anticancer effects. In particular, the outer skin of green tea seeds is removed, and peeled green tea seeds are pulverized to particles having a size of 0.001-0.5 mm. Water having a weight which is 5-30 times larger than the pulverized green tea seeds and 5-80% of ethanol are respectively added in the pulverized green tea seeds, and agitation and extraction are performed at 25-35C for 5-24 hours. Preferably, agitation is performed at 30C for 16 hours, so a green tea seed extract including saponine is extracted. Then, an extract is obtained by filtering the green tea seed extract by a filter of 1-8 m and by concentrating the green tea seed extract. A composition made of the water or the ethanol extract includes assamsaponin C, assamsaponin D, and theasaponin E1 which are saponine having excellent antifungal and anticancer activities. The green tea seed composition including saponine derived from green tea seeds according to the present invention shows antifungal and anticancer activities, and a refined material thereof can be applied to a food, a cosmetic product, a medical product, or a household item.