Abstract
The rice bran has been known to contain tocopherols and tocotrienols carrying antioxidant and cholesterol-lowing activities. The content of 8 isomers of vitamin E : $\alpha\textrm{-}$, $\beta\textrm{-}$, $\gamma\textrm{-}$, $\delta\textrm{-}$tocoperols (T) and tocotrienols ($\textrm{T}_3$) were extracted from 18 major rice varieties and quantified with an HPLC. Tested varieties exhibited T, $\textrm{T}_3$ and total vitamin E ($\textrm{TT}_3$) contents ranging 9.1-14.8, 22.4-37.1, 34.9-46.5 mg/100g with averages of 11.1, 28.0, 39.2 mg/100g, respectively. Among tested varieties, Seojinbyeo and Hwasungbyeo showed high T contents and Andabyeo, Damakum were high in $\textrm{T}_3$, and Andabyeo and Seojinbyeo were high in total $\textrm{TT}_3$ contents. Regardless of varieties, the average 8 isomer contents (in mg/100g) were in descending order of $\gamma\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$(17.9) >$\alpha\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$(8.8) >$\alpha\textrm{-}$T (7.8) >$\gamma\textrm{-}$T(2.6) >$\delta\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ (0.9)>$\beta\textrm{-}$T (0.7)>$\beta\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ (0.4)>$\delta\textrm{-}$T (0.1). In most varieties, $\gamma\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$, a strong antioxidant and anticancer compound, consisted 64% of total tocotrienol and 46% of total vitamin E in vice bran.
우리나라에서 생산된 벼 18품종의 미강을 품종별로 tocopherol, tocotrienol, vitamin E 함량을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 미강 중 tocopherol 함량은 9.12-14.76 범위에 평균은 11.14 mg/100g이었고 tocotrienol은 22.39-37.07 평균 28.03 mg/100g 이었으며, vitamin E 함량은 34.86-46.50으로 평균 39.17 mg/100g이었다. 2. tocopherol함량이 높은 품종은 서진벼 화성벼 추청벼 중안벼 등이고, tocotrienol 함량이 높은 품종은 안다 다마금 대립벼1호 진품벼 중안벼 서진벼 고시히카리 대안벼 봉광벼 등이며, vitamin E 함량이 높은 품종은 안다벼 서진벼 다마금 중안벼 고시히카리 등이었다. 3. 미강의 tocopherol(T) 및 tocotrienol($\textrm{T}_3$) 동족체함량은 $\delta\textrm{-}$T<$\beta\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$<$\beta\textrm{-}$T<$\delta\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$<$\gamma\textrm{-}$T<$\alpha\textrm{-}$T<$\alpha\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$<$\gamma\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ 순으로 높았다. 특히 $\gamma\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ 의 함량은 $\alpha\textrm{-}$, $\beta\textrm{-}$, $\gamma\textrm{-}$, $\delta\textrm{-}$T의 합 보다 높았고 이러한 현상은 각각의 모든 품종에서도 같은 경향이었다. 4. 항산화력이 높고 유방암 항암에 효과가 뛰어난 $\gamma\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ 는 평균 17.92 mg/100g으로 총 tocotrienol 중 63.9%, $\delta\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ 는 0.88 mg/100g으로 3.1%이었고, $\gamma\textrm{-}$$\textrm{T}_3$ 함량은 안다벼가 33.44mg/100g으로 가장 높았으며 다마금 대립벼1호 고시히카리 중 안벼 대안벼 서진벼 진품벼 등의 품종에서 높았다.