Chemical Components in Leaf and Fruit Stalk of Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

헛개나무 잎과 과병의 화학성분

The chemical components of Hovenia dulcis leaf and fruit stalk naturally growing in Korea, were determined. Crude protein of leaf and total sugar of fruit stalk was 7.30 and 51.64%, respectively. The major mineral components were K, Ca, Mg, Na and Mn in that order. The content of vitamin C was 4.8 mg% for leaf and 3.8 mg% for fruit stalk and that of free sugar was 1.37% of fructose for leaf and 8.83% of sucrose for fruit stalk. The highest organic acid in leaf and fruit stalk was malic acid and its content was 1,715.21 mg% and 439.18 mg%, respectively. The highest component of total amino acids in leaf and fruit stalk was glutamic acid(497.99mg%) and proline(751.78mg%), respectively. The highest lady acid in leaf and fruit stalk was 43.54% of linolenic acid and 23.15% of palmitic acid, respectively. trans-Geraniol(124.36 ppm) and isobutyric acid(292.67 ppm) were predominant volatile compounds in leaf and fruit stalk, respectively.

국내에서 자생하고 있는 헛개나무 잎과 과병의 각종 화학성분을 분석한 결과 일반성분 중 잎의 경우 조단백질, 과병의 경우 총당이 높게 나타났으며, 무기성분은 잎과 과병에서 K, Ca, Mg, Na 및 Mn 순으로 나타났다. 비타민 C 함량은 잎의 경우 4.8 mg%, 과병은 3.8 mg%로 나타났으며, 유리당은 잎에서 fructose가 1.31%, 과병에서는 sucrose가 8.83%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 유기산은 잎과 과병에서 malic acid가 각각 1,715 mg%와 439.18 mg%로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 구성아미노산은 잎에서 glutamic acid가 497.99mg%, 과병에서는 proline이 751.78 mg%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 지방산은 잎의 경우 불포화지방산인 linolenicacid가 43.54%, 과병은 포화지방산인 palmitic acid가 23.15%로 높게 나타났으며, 향기성분은 잎에서 trans-geraniol이 124.36 ppm, 과병에서는 isobutyric acid가 292.67 ppm으로 가장 많이 함유되어 있었다.