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Major constituents and antioxidant activities of domestic onion (Allium cepa L.) cultivars

국내 육종 양파 품종별 주요성분의 함량 및 항산화활성 비교

  • Hwang, Eom-Ji (National Institute of Crop Science, Bioenergy Crop Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Yu Geon (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Hyoung Jae (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Cho, Jeong-Yong (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Moon, Jae-Hak (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chonnam National University)
  • 황엄지 (농촌진흥청 국립식량과학원 바이오에너지작물연구소) ;
  • 이유건 (전남대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 이형재 (전남대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 조정용 (전남대학교 식품공학과) ;
  • 문제학 (전남대학교 식품공학과)
  • Received : 2021.05.04
  • Accepted : 2021.06.16
  • Published : 2021.08.31
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Abstract

The content of major constituents and antioxidant activities of nine onion cultivars, namely yellow domestic cultivars Meapsihwang, Sinsunhwang, Yeonsinhwang, Yeongbohwang, and Yeongpoonghwang, red domestic cultivar Eumjinara, green domestic cultivar Sweetgreen, yellow-introduced cultivar Sunpower, and red-introduced cultivar Cheonjujeok, were compared. Yeongbohwang and Cheonjujeok had the highest total phenolic and total flavonoid contents among the six yellow and two red cultivars, respectively. The red cultivars displayed the highest DPPH and ABTS+ radical scavenging activities (DRSAs and ARSAs, respectively) and reducing power (RP). Among all cultivars, Cheonjujeok and Eumjinara had the highest DRSA, while both red cultivars had similar ARSAs. Among the yellow cultivars, Sinsunhwang and Yeongbohwang showed excellent DRSAs. The RP of the domestic cultivars was slightly higher than that of the introduced cultivars. Thus, the domestic cultivar Yeongbohwang exhibited excellent characteristics among the yellow cultivars, while the red cultivars Eumjinara and Cheonjujeok were similar.

본 연구에서는 국내 육종 양파[황색(맵시황, 신선황, 연신황, 영보황, 영풍황), 적색(엄지나라), 연녹색(스위트그린)]와 외국 육종 양파(황색, 선파워; 적색, 천주적) 간의 일반형질, 주요성분 및 항산화능을 비교하였다. 그 결과, 각 페놀성 화합물과 flavonoid의 성분별 총 함량 및 총 페놀성 화합물과 총 flavonoid 함량에 있어 외래품종인 썬파워를 포함한 6종의 황색양파들 중 영보황이 가장 우수한 값을 보였으며, 적색품종에 있어서는 천주적이 엄지나라보다 약간 높은 함량을 보였다. 총 anthocyan의 함량은 엄지나라가 천주적보다 낮았다. 반면 thiosulfate의 함량은 모든 품종들에 있어 유의차를 보이지 않았으며, pyruvic acid 함량은 황색양파들 중 영보황과 썬파워가 동일한 정도로 가장 높았고, 적색품종에 있어서는 엄지나라가 천주적보다 더 높은 함량을 보였다. 그러나 총 당함량에 있어서는 영신황이 썬파워를 제외한 모든 품종들 중 가장 높은 값을 보였다. 그리고 항산화능은 모든 평가항목에 있어 공통적으로 적색품종이 가장 우수하였으며, 환원력에 있어서는 천주적이 엄지나라보다 우수하였으나 DPPH radical scavenging 활성은 천주적보다 엄지나라가 다소 높은 경향을 보였고, ABTS+ radical scavenging 활성은 두 품종들 간에 유의차를 보이지 않았다. 황색품종들에 있어서는 신선황과 영보황이 우수한 DPPH radical scavenging 활성을 보였으며, 환원력은 국내산 품종들이 썬파워보다 약간 높은 경향을 보였고, ABTS+ radical scavenging 활성은 영신황이 썬파워보다 높았다. 이상의 결과로부터 국내 육성 품종인 영보황과 엄지나라의 성분학적 및 기능학적 우수성이 부분적으로 제시되어진 바, 본 연구결과가 국산 양파 품종의 우수성 홍보를 위한 유용 자료로 활용되기를 기대한다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 농림축산식품부의 재원으로 농림수산식품기술기획평가원(iPET)의 지원을 받아 수행되었음(315069-3).

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