Softening Related Changes in Cell Wall Polysaccharides of Persimmon

감의 연화와 관련된 세포벽다당류의 변화

  • Kim, Soon-Dong (Department of Food Science and Technology, Hyosung Women's University) ;
  • Park, Nam-Sook (Department of Food Science and Technology, Hyosung Women's University) ;
  • Kang, Meung-Su (Department of Food Science and Technology, Hyosung Women's University)
  • 김순동 (효성여자대학교 식품가공학과) ;
  • 박남숙 (효성여자대학교 식품가공학과) ;
  • 강명수 (효성대학교 식품가공학과)
  • Published : 1986.04.01

Abstract

Various cell wall polysaccharides such as ionically associated pectin (IAP), covalently bounded pectin (CBP),4N potassium hydroxide soluble hemicellulosic fraction (HF,) and 0-3N soluble hemicellulosic fraction (HF,) were fractionated from crude cell wall of the fresh and soft persimmon by chemical method. The changesin cell wall polysaccharides were studied by gel filteration chromatography . The content of crude cell wall remarkably decreased in the soft persimmon. The decreasing rates of IAP, CBP and $HF_2$ were 59, 60 and 74%, respectively, while $HF_1$ and cellulose changed only a little during softening. Sugar compositions of IAP and CBP were 72-84% uronic acid, 5-1% hexose and 11-16% pentose, and also the hemicellulose was composed of uronic acid besides hexose and pentose that was hemicellulosic components. The loss rate of pentose in IAP, of hexose in CBP, of hexose and uronic acid in $HF_2$, of pentose in $HF_1$ increased during softening. Though apparent average molecular freight of all polysaccharides shifted from high molecular freight to low molecular weight polymer, the shifting degree of CBP and $HF_2$ was especially remarkable during softening. It is suggested that the severe softening phenomenon of persimmon involved the degradation and dissolution of wall bound-CBP and $HF_2$ which were associated with each other.

감의 연화에 따른 세포벽다당류의 조성과 함량 및 gel여과를 통한 개략적인 분자량의 변화를 조사하였다. 조세포벽의 함량은 연화된 감에서 현저히 감소되었는데 구체적으로 ionically associated pectin (IAP )은 59%, covalently bounded pectin (CBP)은 60%, $0{\sim}3N$ KOH soluble hemicellulosic fraction($HF_2$)은 74%가 감소된 반면 4N KOH soluble hemicellulosic fraction($HF_2$)과 cellulosic fraction(CF)은 큰 변화가 없었다. 신선한 감과 연화된 감의 IAP와 CBP 구성다당류의 조성은 uronic acid외에 hemicellulose에 유래한 Pentose와 hexose가 함유되어 있었고 연화에 따라 IAP에서는 pentose가 CBP에서는 hexose가 감소되었다. 개략적인 분자량은 IAP의 400만과 25만의 Peak이 130만과 6만으로, CBP의 경우는 400만이상의 Peak이 60만과 20만으로 CBP에서의 저분자화 정도가 현저하였다. $HF_1$$HF_2$ 역시 polyuronide의 함유율이 높았는데, $HF_2$가 현저하였다. 또 연화에 따라 $HF_1$은 pentose가 $HF_2는$ uronic acid와 hexose의 손실율이 높았다. $HF_1$의 연화에 따른 재략적인 분자량은 200만의 peak이 2개로 분리 되었고 $HF_2$는 수백만 단위의 거대분자가 만단위까지 저분자화 하였다. 이상의 결과에서 감의 연화는 CBP에 인결된 hemiceldlose중 특히 $HF_2$의 저분자화와 CBP자체의 분해 내지가용화 현상과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

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