Studies on the Analysis of Physiological and Antimicrobial Activity of Wheat Germ

밀 배아의 생리 활성 물질 및 항균 활성 분석에 관한 연구

  • Choi, Bong-Soon (Dept. of Foodservice Culinary & Management, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Kang, Kun-Og (Dept. of Nutrition and Culinary Science, Hankyong National University)
  • 최봉순 (경기대학교 외식조리관리학과) ;
  • 강근옥 (국립한경대학교 영양조리과학과)
  • Received : 2009.07.01
  • Accepted : 2009.08.05
  • Published : 2009.08.31

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to analyze the physiological and antimicrobial activities of wheat germ. The fatty acid components of the wheat germ included palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids. Furthermore, the acid value was 8.5, the peroxide value was 7.1, the iodine value was 126.8, the saponification value was 159.7, and the refractive index was 1.547. In the unsaponifiable matter, the total phenol concentration extracted by ethanol, along with physiological activity were 2.02% and 0.45%, respectively, and the amount of flavonoids and activity were 6.89% and 6.90%, respectively. The amount of flavonoids was larger than the phenol concentration in the wheat germ. In addition, the nitritescavenging ability of the wheat germ was lower than ascorbic acid but greater than BHT and tocopherol. The peroxide value in the linoleic acid changed over 5 days, presenting as 0.67, 22.70, 44.25, 5.81, and 91.17 meq/kg, and increases were also consistently shown as time passed for the ethanol extractions and unsaponifiable. Additional data showed that antimicrobial effects could not be detected in the wheat germ concentration or method of extraction.

밀 제분 과정에서 부산물로 나오는 밀 배아의 활용 가능성을 제시하기 위하여 밀 배아의 생리 활성 물질 및 항균 활성에 관하여 연구하였다. 그 결과 밀 배아의 지방산 조성은 linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid 등이었으며, 산가 8.5, 과산화물가 7.1, 요오드가 126.8, 비누화값은 159.7이었고, 굴절율은 1.547로 측정되었다. 생리 활성 작용을 갖는 페놀 및 플라보노이드 성분 함량은 2.02% 및 0.45%이었다. 불검화물의 플라보노이드 함량은 6.89% 및 6.90%로 밀 배아에서는 총 페놀보다 플라보노이드 함량이 더 많은 것으로 나타났다. 밀 배아 에탄올 추출물의 아질산염 소거능은 80.21, 80.32 및 83.89%이었는데, 이는 ascorbic acid 보다는 작지만 BHT 및 tocopherol보다는 아질산염 소거능이 큰 것이다. 밀 배아의 항산화성은 리놀레산의 5일 동안 변화 정도를 보면 0.67, 22.70, 44.25, 65.81 및 91.17 meq/kg으로 증가하였고 에탄올 추출물도 지속적으로 증가하였으며, 불검화물도 시간 경과에 따라 항산화성이 증가하였다. 그리고 밀 배아의 항균 활성을 알아본 결과는 농도 및 추출 방법 모두에서 항균성을 탐지해 낼 수가 없었다. 이상에서 볼 때 밀배아에는 인지질, 지방산 등 영양 성분이 풍부하고 특히 플라보노이드 등의 생리 활성 물질 및 항산화성이 있는 것으로 나타나 밀 배아를 첨가한 기능적인 제품 개발의 가능성을 확인하였다.

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