• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2017

천연꿀과 사양꿀의 성분 특성을 알아보기 위하여 천연 아카시아꿀, 밤꿀 그리고 잡화꿀을 대상으로 하였고, 사양꿀은 사탕수수 사양꿀 그리고 사탕무 사양꿀을 시료로 분석하였다. 사양꿀은 유기용매로 추출하여 단일물질을 분리하고, 이화학 분석을 통해 트랜스-2-데센다이산으로 동정하였다. 또한 UPLC를 이용하여 천연꿀과 사양꿀에서의 트랜스-2-데센다이산 함량을 분석한 결과, 사탕수수 사양꿀과 사탕무 사양꿀은 $121{\pm}5.9$, $127{\pm}4.5mg/100g$ 확인된 반면 천연 아카시아꿀에서는 $13{\pm}0.9mg/100g$, 밤꿀은 $17{\pm}0.6mg/100g$, 그리고 잡화꿀에서는 $13{\pm}1.3mg/100g$로 사양꿀에 비하여 상대적으로 매우 적게 포함되어 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과로 보아 트랜스-2-데센다이산 성분은 사양꿀에서는 주요 성분이지만 천연꿀에서는 미량으로 존재하는 것으로 확인되었으며, 천연꿀과 사양꿀을 구분 할 수 있는 성분으로 가능성이 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2022

Background: In northern Thailand, the longan flower is the principal nectar source for honey production. Microorganisms play a critical function in the agricultural ecology. The morphological characteristics of fungal species found in longan pollen were studied. Aspergillus spp. were found to be invertase-producing strains and were employed in the longan syrup production process. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of invertase-added longan syrup on the adult honey bee population numbers that were fed by this syrup for 16 weeks. Results: Different fungal species were found in longan pollen samples. Aspergillus was the main genus, with three predominant sections: Nigri, Flavi, and Terrei. Other isolated species were Trichoderma spp., Rhizopus spp., Neurospora spp., Chaetomium spp., Fusarium spp. and Penicillium spp. However, Aspergillus spp. is the only fungal species that produces the enzyme invertase. The invertase-producing strains belonging to the Aspergillus section Nigri were found to be A. niger LP5 with an optimum activity at pH 6.0 and 60℃. When A. niger LP5 invertase was used for longan syrup processing, the highest levels of glucose (3.45%) and fructose (2.08%) were found in invertase added longan syrup (C), while fresh (A) and boiled longan syrup (B) had lower contents of both sugars. The sucrose content was detected in (A) at 4.25%, while (B) and (C) were at 4.02% and 3.08%, respectively. An appropriate amount of sugar to feed and maintain the honey bee population was considered. The data showed no statistically significant differences between the two selected forms of longan syrup compared to the sugar syrup examined by the adult honey bee population. Conclusions: The main species of isolated fungi from longan pollen were Aspergillus spp. The discovery of an invertase-producing strain of A. niger LP5 has enabled its application for enzyme utilization in the invert sugar preparation process. The adult worker bee populations fed by longan syrup from both boiled and invertase-added sources showed an increasing trend. Artificial syrup made from longan fruit to feed honey bees when natural food sources are limited can be applied.