• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.145-160
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• 1989

Daehuksan Island (125°23'-125° 28' E and 34°37'-34°42' N, ca 19.7㎢) in the southwestern part of Mokpo, Korea, is a part of the Dadohae National Marine Park. Most of the actual vegetation of the island is substitutional vegetation under various human impact such as grazing, cutting for firewood. And natural vegetation is partially distributed in the tutelary shrine forests, deep valleys, etc. During 1987, phytosociological investigation of this was carried out on the basis of Braum-Blanguet's method. The forest vegetation was classified into 1 association and 7 communities, Camellia japonica, Machilus thunbergii, Ardisio-Castanopsietum sieboldii, Daphniphyllum macropodum-Quercus acuta, Pyrrosia lingua-Pinus densiflora. Rhododendron mucronulatum-Pinus thunbergii, Carpinus coreana, and Psedosasa japonica community. Grassland vegetation was classified into Gleichenia japonica, Gleichenia dichotoma, Arundinella hirta-Miscanthus sinensis, Artemisia princeps var. orientalis. Imperata cylindrica var. koenii Artemisia princeps var. orientalis-Pennisetum alpecuroides, Carex boottiana, and salt marsh vegetation. Thypa orientalis, Spergularia marina, Phragmites communis, Carex scabrifolia, and Triglochin maritimum community. Based on them, the actual vegetation map was made in 1:50,000 scale.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.1016-1020
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• 2008

Parameters of soluble solids, amino acids, catechins, and color difference of 24 green tea samples from China and Korea were determined. The levels of soluble solids, amino acids, total catechins, and infusion lightness in tea samples from Korea were higher than those from China. Concentrations of epigallocatechin galate and epigallocatechin in teas from China were higher than tea samples from Korea. Geographical origin of teas from the 2 countries was discriminated using parameters of infusion lightness, gallocatechin, and total catechins and applying principal component analysis.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.166-172
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• 2013

Caffeine and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) are major constituents of green tea, the leaves of Camellia sinensis (Theaceae). Although EGCG is well known for diverse beneficial effect, caffeine is sometimes harmful with adverse effects. Therefore, the extraction efficiency was investigated using different extraction method such as extraction solvent, extraction time, extraction method, and repeated extraction. The content of EGCG and caffeine in green tea extract was quantitated by HPLC analysis. The extraction condition exerted difference on the extraction yield. The content of EGCG was also affected by different extraction condition. Especially, the extraction solvent greatly affected the content of EGCG in the extract. However, the content of caffeine was less affected compared to that of EGCG. The inhibitory effect of green tea extract on pancreatic lipase was almost similar regardless of extraction condition. Taken together, optimization of extraction condition will provide best efficacy for further development of green tea as anti-obesity therapeutics.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2003년도 식물바이오벤처 페스티발
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• pp.141-141
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• 2003

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2017

The plucking season of green tea leaves is one of the important parameters that decide their metabolic diversity, quality, and prices. The effects of plucking sghlwleasons on green tea metabolites were investigated through metabolite profiling by $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy. The orthogonal projection on latent structure-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) showed clear discriminations of green teas by three different grades depending on plucking seasons: Ujeon, Sejak, and Jungjak. These results suggested that the nine peak groups could be used for diagnostics for identification of high quality Ujeon grade of green tea.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.786-794
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• 2006

We observed the suppressive effect of a powder formulation of African black tea extract prepared from the leaves of Camellia sinensis on type 2 non-insulin dependent diabetic mice, $KK-A^y/TaJcl$. Black tea extract significantly showed suppressive effect of the elevation of blood glucose on oral glucose tolerance test of 8 week-old $KK-A^y/TaJcl$ mice (p<0.05). Long-term treatment with black tea extract showed significant suppression of post-prandial blood glucose and obesity (p<0.05). The weight of the intestine of mice treated with black tea extract was significantly reduced (p<0.05). From these results, African black tea used in this study showed a suppressive effect on the elevation of blood glucose during food intake and the body weight.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2016

Tea is an aqueous infusion of dried leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis L. and is the second most widely consumed beverage around the world after water. Aroma compounds of tea differ largely depending on the manufacturing process, even from the same categories of different origins. The flavor of tea can be divided into two categories: taste (non-volatile compounds) and aroma (volatile compounds). In the present study, we review the formation mechanism of main aromas generated from carotenoids, lipids, glycosides as precursors, and Maillard reaction during the tea manufacturing process, with biological and chemical mechanisms.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.322-327
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• 2000

For the stable production of high quality tea, the freezing resistance is a very important character. Most of the farmers have planted out-pollinated seeds that are not genetically pure. So, with small sample, a quick and simple method is required to test freezing resistance of lots of germ-plasm and early generation of hybrids. The absorbances(A530 nm) of TTC reduction solution at -5$^{\circ}C$ were positively correlated with resistance to photoinhibition of PSII in 6 hour photoinhibitory treatments, being significantly fitted by simple linear regression ($R^2$=${0.64}^{**}$). Chlorophyll fluorescence measured by Fv/Fm was found to be very useful in evaluating the relative levels of freezing resistance in tea.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2008

국내 수집 보존 중인 재래종 차나무 유전자원 238 계통의 작물학적 특성 및 품질관련 성분을 조사하여 우리나라 재래 유전자원을 활용한 육종소재용 우수 모수 선발 및 고 기능성차 신제품 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 얻고자 수행된 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 국내 수집 차나무 유전자원 238 계통을 대상으로 작물학적 특성 중 맹아기의 조만성을 비교한 결과 조생종이 20%, 중생종이 43%, 만생종이 37%로 조사 되었으며, 엽 생장특성 중 엽폭은 19.8-75 mm의 범위를, 엽장 35.5-160 mm, 엽면적 $660-8,400\;mm^2$, 엽록소 함량(SPAD) 51.3-82.3로 비교적 변이의 폭이 넓게 조사되었다. 2. 국내 수집 보존 차나무 유전자원의 품질관련 성분검정을 수행한 결과 총질소의 함량 범위는 4.18-6.07%, 총 유리 아미노산의 함량 범위는 2.87-4.58%, 데아닌 1.64-2.66% 범위로 존재함을 확인하였다. 또한 카테킨 및 카페인 함량은 각각 11.54-15.07% 및 2.82-4.23% 범위로 존재하여 유전자원 간에 함량의 다양성이 존재함을 알 수 있다. 3. 국내 수집 재래 유전자원을 활용한 육종소재용 우수 모수 선발을 위하여 차나무 유전자원 238 계통을 대상으로 품질관련 성분 검정을 수행한 결과 총 유리 아미노산 함량이 4.2% 이상인 자원 4계통, 데아닌 함량이 2.5% 이상인 자원7계통, 카테킨 함량이 15%이상인 자원12계통, 카페인 함량이 2.75% 이하인 자원 12계통 등 총 35계통의 유망자원을 선발하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권11호
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• pp.1377-1384
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 녹차(Camellia sinensis)잎 추출물, 구아바(Psidium guajava)잎 추출물 그리고 장미 (Rosa hybrida)꽃잎 추출물로 이루어진 식물추출 복합물(PEM381)이 실험동물상에서 제 I 형 알레르기 반응에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 제 I 형 알레르기 반응을 유발시킨 생쥐를 모델로 류코트리엔류, 프로스타글란딘류 그리고 히스타민 농도 및 호산구의 비강내 침윤 정도를 측정하였다. 그 결과 PEM381은 류코트리엔류의 생합성을 억제할 뿐만 아니라 호산구의 비강내침윤도 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 비록 통계학적으로 유의적인 차이는 없었으나 PEM381은 히스타민 방출을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 PEM381에 의한 프로스타글란딘류의 생합성에 미치는 영향은 신뢰할만한 결과를 얻어내지 못했다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 PEM381은 알레르기성 비염, 아토피 피부염 및 기관지 천식 같은 제 I 형 알레르기 질환에 대하여 예방 및 개선에 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.