• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.40-44
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• 2001

DPPH(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical scavenging activity and Vitamin contents in different plant parts and harvesting time of Rosa rugosa Thunb were determined. Among the plants parts analysed, the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity in part was root $(below\;0.5\;{\mu}g/ml)$, leaf contained the highest ascorbic acid content of 2999.6 mg/100g. Fruit contained ascorbic acid (713.6 mg/ 100g) 4.2 times less than leaf. Vitamin contents in leaf parts also differed depanding on harvesting time. Vitamin content in leaf harvested in November was much higher than that in September. Spectrophotometric analysis of total ${\beta}-carotene$ in leaf showed lower contents than that in fruit.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.393-400
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• 2012

Compositional changes of the Korean chestnut (Castanea crenata) including Daebo, Tsukuba, Tanzawa and Okkwang were investigated in order to characterize them from different periods (immature, mature and storage period). Proximate compositions of mature cultivars were higher than that of the immature cultivars. Between minerals, K (263.0-420.6 mg/100 g) and P (45.8-69.6 mg/100 g) of Tanzawa were highest, and they gradually increased during storage. Tsukuba, in mature period, showed the highest contents of total essential amino acids and glutamic acids as savory amino acids. Major fatty acids were palmitic acid and linolenic acid in four cultivars. In addition, linoleic acids, as ${\omega}$-6 fatty acids, were increased during the storage period. Tanzawa, in the mature period, presented the highest levels of sucrose, however, tsukuba, in the storage period, showed relatively higher free sugar content than others. ${\beta}$-Carotene, as a provitamin A, of Tsukuba in the mature period was highly detected among them, and vitamin C of Tsukuba and Tanzawa was more plentiful than others.