Gamma-aminobutyric Acid Content in Commercial Green Tea

시판 녹차의 GABA 함량

  • Han, Young-Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
  • 한영숙 (성신여자대학교, 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.30

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the content of bioactive component, ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in 7 commercial green teas. The teas were grown in different regions in Sourhtern Korea, and were picked during the middle of the season. The green tea extracts were each derivatized with 6-aminoquinolyl-N-hydroxy-succinimidyl carbamate(AccQ${\cdot}$Fluor), and GABA was detected by a fluorescence detector at arf excitation of 250 nm and emission of 395 nm. The GABA contents varied depending on the regions where the green tea samples were produced. There was no significant difference in GABA contents between samples A and C, where it ranged from from 45.21${\pm}$0.99 (nmol/g) to 63.83${\pm}$0.61 (nmol/g): however, a significantly different amount of GABA was found in the green tea produced in B. The highest GABA content was 210.67${\pm}$0.85 (nmol/g), whereas the lowest content was 3.88${\pm}$0.71 (nmol/g). This variation in GABA contents was probably due to the regional differences, even within the same location, as well as the processing technology, which may retain or develop more GABA components in the final green tea.

녹차재배의 대표적인 지역인 A, B 및 C지역에서 재배, 가공 처리되어 시판되는 녹차의 GABA 함량 분석결과, A와 C지역의 녹차의 GABA 함량은 비슷한 함량은 비슷하였으나, B지역의 것인 경우 GABA 함량의 변이가 현저하게 달랐다. 특히, 이 지역의 녹차의GABA 함량은 분석 시료 7종류에서 가장 높은 시료와 가장 낮은 시료가 같이 생산되고 있는 것으로 나타나, 녹차의 GABA 함량은 녹차의 지역간의 차이는 물론이고, 가공 처리 과정에 의한 함량 변이가 높은 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 녹차 의 대표적 생산지 3개의 지역에서 생산된 7개의 시판녹차 중 채엽시기에 따른 분류 중 중작만을 분석시료로 사용하였지만, 현재대형마켓에서 판매되는 녹차는 여러 지역에서 생산되는 수십 종류에 해당하며, 이들 시판녹차의 GABA함량은 또한 다양할 것으로 추정된다. 따라서, 추후에는 좀 더 많은 녹차시료에 대한 분석을 통해 현재 시판녹차의 평균 GABA 함량의 기준을 설정하고, 이를 바탕으로 생리활성 물질인 GABA가 다량 함유된 기능성건강 녹차식품 개발이 바람직할 것으로 사료된다.

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