Changes in Chemical Compositions of Pumpkin(Cucurbita moschata DUCH.) Seed Sprouts

This study was performed for increasing the consumption and developing the function of pumpkin(Cucurbita moschata DUCH.) seed. The changes of the contents of general chemical compositions, fatty acids, amino acids, ascorbic acid and ${\beta}$-carotene during sprouting were analyzed. Also, the bitter taste, which was produced during sprouting, were purified by using thin layer chromatography and preparative high pressure liquid chromatography. The purified bitter compound was identified by mass spectrum and nuclear magnetic resonance($^1$H '||'&'||' $\^$13/C-NMR). Weight of pumpkin seed sprout was increased to 348.4% and the length of stem was dramatically increased at 8 days. In each head and stem parts of the pumpkin seed sprout, the contents of protein and lipid were decreased, however, the contents of fiber, ash and soluble inorganic nitrogen were increased. The fatty acids of the pumpkin seed sprout were mainly represented as linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid. During sprouting, palmitic acid was gradually increased, reversely, linoleic acid was gradually decreased. The general amino acids of head part in the pumpkin seed sprout grown at 23$^{\circ}C$ during 8 days were orderly more contained glycine, alanine, arginine, cystein and proline. Those of free amino acids were orderly more contained arginine, threonine, alanine and glutamine. The contents of L-ascorbic acid and ${\beta}$-camtene of the pumpkin seed sprout were gradually increased with increasing sprouting days. The bitter taste material of head part of the pumpkin seed sprout was detected at Rf value 0.72 on silicagel TLC plate and separuted as one peak by HPLC. The chemical structure of the puified bitter compound was identified as a cucurbitacin glycoside by MS and NMR. The content of bitter compound at 8 days was contained 42.2 mg per 1kg sprout head.

호박(Cucurbita moschata DUCH.)종실의 발아 성장 과정 중 성분 변화

호박씨는 단백질과 지방의 함량이 높고 영양가치가 높아 식품가공 재료로서 널리 이용될 수 있으나 그 동안 과자, 스넥 제품 등의 단순가공 소재로서 이용되어 왔다. 그러므로 호박씨의 소비를 증진시키고 새로운 기능성 식품을 개발하기 위하여 호박씨를 발아 성장시키면서 각 부위의 일반영양성분, 지방산, 아미노산, L-ascorbic acid, $\beta$-carotene의 함량변화를 측정하여 영양학적 가치를 평가하였으며, 발아 성장과정 중 생성되는 고미성분의 구조를 동정하기 위하여 각종 용매 순차 분획, thin layer chromatography, HPLC의 분리과정을 거쳐서 정제한 고미물질을 mass spectrum, $^1$H-NMR spectrum, $^{13}$C-NMR spectrum을 이용하여 동정하였다. 호박씨나물의 중량은 발아 8일에 348.4% 증가하였으며 뿌리와 줄기의 길이는 8일째까지 급격히 증가하였다. 일반영양성분은 머리부분과 줄기부분 모두 단백질과 지질의 함량은 감소하였고 섬유소, 회분, 가용성 무질소물의 함량은 증가하였으며, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid가 주요지방산으로 나타났고, palmitic acid는 증가하는 반면 linoleic acid는 점점 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 호박씨나물의 머리부분의 구성아미노산 glycine, alanine, arginine, cystein proline의 순으로 많았으며, 유리아미노산은 arginine, threonine, alanine, glutamine의 순으로 많았다. L-ascorbic acid와 $\beta$-carotene은 발아 성장하면서 점점 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 머리부분에 생성되는 고미성분은 cucurbitacin glycoside로 판명되었으며, 호박씨에서는 고미성분이 검출되지 않았으나 발아 8일째 머리부분의 고미성분은 42.2mg/kg이 함유되어 있다.