• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.8-14
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• 2003

This study was aimed to obtain basic information on the characteristics of local cultivars of burdock(Arctium lappa L.) grown in Yeong-Nam region. The characteristics of seeds were shown a remarkable diversity among the local cultivars. Germination rate was the highest at 25$^{\circ}C$ and Munkyong' as the highest germination rate(42.2%) at l0$^{\circ}C$ respectively. In Youchon' and 'Chilgok', about 10％ was bolted but the other was rarely or none. The range of root length was 62∼77cm and lateral root number was maximum 5.5('Koryong') and minimum 0.3('Songju). 'Chongdo I' contents 14.2mg/100g of tannin in root and 'Kyongsan', 'Koryong', 'kyongiu',’ Kumi' and 'Haman' taste not bitter in leaves.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.49 no.6
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• pp.677-681
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• 2016

Excessive nitrogen fertilization influences crop yields and quality as well as environmental pollution. In this study, yields, nitrogen use efficiency and free sugar contents of burdock (Arctium lappa L.) were evaluated at different levels of nitrogen fertilization. Nitrogen fertilizer was applied at 5 levels (0, 50, 100, 150, 200%) based on the conventional fertilization ($N=230kg\;ha^{-1}$), and phosphate and potassium fertilizer were treated by conventional P and K fertilization ($P_2O_5-K_2O=140-210kg\;ha^{-1}$) in all plots. The root yields of burdock were the highest in N 100~150% treatment plots. Nitrogen use efficiency and nitrogen recovery decreased from over N 150% treatment. Nitrogen uptake of root was greater than that of shoot in N 50~200% treatments. Fructose contents in root were inversely proportional to the level of nitrogen fertilization. As considering nitrogen recovery and root quality, economical burdock yield was obtained in N $230kg\;ha^{-1}$.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.325-332
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• 2017

Purpose: The study investigated the quality characteristics of cookies prepared 0, 10, 20 and 30% burdock (Arctium lappa L.) powder. Methods: Cookies were manufactured with 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30% wheat flour substituted for burdock powder. Results: Density of the dough showed no significant differences with increasing amount of burdock powder, whereas pH of the dough decreased with increasing burdock powder content. The pH of cookies decreased with increasing burdock powder content, whereas $^{\circ}brix$ of cookies increased with burdock powder content. The moisture contents of cookies increased with increasing burdock powder content. The spreadability of cookies decreased with increasing burdock powder content. The L-value of cookies decreased, a-value increased, and b-value decreased with increasing burdock powder content. The hardness of cookies decreased with increasing burdock powder content. Total polyphenol contents and DPPH radical scavenging activity increased with increasing burdock powder content (p<0.05). In the sensory evaluation, appearance, color, flavor, and texture were highest in the control group, whereas sweet taste and savory taste were highest in the added group. For overall acceptance of cookies, 10% burdock powder cookies showed higher values than the control and other samples. Conclusion: Results suggest that cookies manufactured with 10% burdock powder are the most optimal product.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.220-228
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• 2018

This study investigated the chemical composition of burdock (Arctium lappa L.) leaves essential oil, and the quantitative changes of the major terpene compounds according to the specific harvesting season. The essential oils obtained by the hydrodistillation extraction (HDE) method from the aerial parts of the burdock leaves were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The essential oil composition of this plant was characterized by the higher content of phytol and 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone. Seventy seven (98.28%) volatile flavor compounds were identified in the essential oil from the burdock leaves harvested during the spring season of 2012, and phytol (33.47%) and 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone (32.47%) were the most abundant compounds. Eighty eight (99.08%) compounds were identified in the essential oil from the leaves harvested during the autumn season of 2012, and in this case, phytol (37.35%) and 6,10,14-trimethyl-2-pentadecanone (34.67%) were also the most abundant compounds. These two volatile components were confirmed as the major oil components of the burdock leaves during the time of any harvest. The ratio between the two components contained in the burdock essential oils did not differ significantly by harvesting season. But overall, the essential oil harvested during the spring season contained 65.94% of the two major components, while for the essential oil harvested during the autumn season, the total amount of these two major components was 72.02%. While the main ingredients of the essential oils were found to be unchanged from one harvest time to the next, it was found to differ in content. For the burdock leaves, the quality index of the volatile constituents according to the harvest time would be more useful for utilizing the total quantity other than the proportion between phytol and 6,10,4-trimethyl-2-pentadecone.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.489-495
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• 2005

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) from Burdock (Arctium lappa L.) was purified and characterized. Purification of polyphenol oxidase was achieved by ammonium sulfate precipitation, Phenyl-sepharose CL-4B hydrophobic chromatography and Sephadex G-100 gel filtration chromatography. The molecular mass of the purified PPO was estimated to be 30 kDa by SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In a substrate specificity, maximum activity was achieved with chlorogenic acid, followed by catechol and catechin. Whereas, there was low activity with hydroquinic acid, resorcinol or tyrosine. The optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity were 7.0 and 35$\circC$ with catechol, respectively. The enzyme was most stable at pH 7.0 while unstable at acidic and alkaline pH. The enzyme was stable when heated to 40$\circC$. But heating at 50$\circC$ for more than 30 min caused 50% loss of activity. Ascorbic acid, L-cystein and $Cu^{2+}$ inhibited the activity of pholyphenol oxidase.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.351-359
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• 2016

Background: We investigated the optimal aqueous extraction conditions for recovery of high yields of total phenolic compounds from roots of Arctium lappa L. (burdock, Asteraceae), and we compared their antioxidant capacity. Methods and Results: The antioxidant activity of the extracts was tested using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)-diammonium salt, and oxygen radical absorbance capacity assays. In addition, the major phenolic compounds present in the extracts were determined by high performance liquid chromatography analysis. Our results suggest that the roasted burdock $100^{\circ}C$, 15 min extract exhibited the strongest radical scavenging activity and possessed the highest concentration of phenolic compounds. The polyphenol content of both dried burdock and roasted burdock significantly increased with increase in the extraction temperature and time. Conclusions: These results indicated a relationship between phenolic compound levels in burdock and their free radical scavenging activities. This suggests that phenolic compounds significantly increase the antioxidant potential of burdock extracts.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.215-221
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• 2016

The study investigated the quality characteristics of white castella prepared with 0, 10, 20, and 30% burdock (Arctium lappa L.) powder. The specific gravity and weight of castella increased with higher burdock powder content. Height and baking loss rate of castella were not significantly different among the samples. The pH of castella decreased with increasing burdock powder content, whereas $^{\circ}Brix$ of castella increased. Hunter L and b values of crust increased, whereas a values decreased with addition of burdock powder. Hunter L values of crumb decreased, whereas a and b values of crumb increased. The hardness of castella increased upon addition of burdock powder, whereas fracturability, springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess, and resilience decreased. DPPH radical scavenging activity and total polyphenol contents increased significantly upon addition of burdock powder (P<0.05). In the sensory evaluation, crust color, crumb color, and flavor were highest in the control group. Moistness had the highest scores in castella containing 20 and 30% burdock powder. Chewiness and overall acceptability were higher in castella added with 10% burdock powder than in the control and other samples, but there were no significant differences among the samples.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.12
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• pp.1826-1831
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• 2015

The study investigated the quality characteristics of white breads prepared 0, 5, 10, and 15% burdock (Arctium lappa L.) powder. Density of the dough was reduced with increasing burdock powder content, whereas pH of the dough increased with increasing content of burdock powder. The baking loss rate of bread decreased as the amount of burdock powder increased. As powder concentration increased, L and a values of crust and L value of crumb decreased, whereas a and b values of crumb increased. The hardness and chewiness of breads increased upon addition of burdock powder, whereas fracturability, cohesiveness, and springiness decreased. 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and total polyphenol contents were significantly elevated by addition of burdock powder (P<0.05). In a sensory evaluation, color and flavor were highest in the control group while sweet taste, savory taste, moistness, and chewiness were lowest. The overall acceptability of bread added with 5% burdock powder was higher than both the control and other samples.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.30-36
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• 1996

This study was conducted to investigate the changes in chemical, microbial, sensory characteristics and volatile flavor components of wooung(burdock, Arctium lappa, L) kimchi during fermentation at 15$^{\circ}C$, Three types(A, B, C) of wooung kimchi were prepared. Sample A was prepared with basic ingredients, in the other hand, sample B was prepared with all sorts of ingredients. These samples were mixed after salting the sliced burdock with 4% brine for 30min. Sample C was prepared mixing with all sorts of ingredients after blanching the sliced burdock with 2% vinegar solution. pH decreased slowly until 3 day, and then decreased rapidly for 4~7 days in all samples. Total acidity increased gradually in all samples. The changes of pH and total acidity were the sample C and were the greatest in sample B. The reducing sugar contents decreased slowly until 7 day, and decreased rapidly for 8~14 days in sample A and B, and at 10 day in sample C, respectively. The numbers of lactic acid bacteria and total bacteria of sample B were much greater than those of other sample. In sensory evaluation, sample B exhibited the best scores and sample C showed the worst scores in all characteristics. The major volatile components in wooung kimchi were identified as ethanol, hexanal, 2-hexenal, disulfide dl- 2-prophenyl, zingiberene and $\beta$-sesquiphellandrene. The relative amounts of hexanal, 1-hexanol and ethanol were decreased, while the relative amounts of acetic acid ethyl ester, 3-htdroxy-2-butanone and acetis acid were increased gradually during fermentation.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.646-651
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• 2014

To evaluate the processing adaptability of burdock (Arctium lappa L) tea, the physicochemical properties of burdock tea treated with steaming and roasting were investigated. The tea treatments included hot-air drying after roasting (HDR, drying at $60^{\circ}C$ for 6 hr), steaming after hot-air drying (SHD, steaming at $100^{\circ}C$ for 10 min), and steaming and then hot-air drying followed by roasting (SHDR, roasting at $250^{\circ}C$ for 3 min). The physicochemical properties, antioxidant activities, and sensory properties of the HDR, SHD, and SHDR teas were measured in hot water, and the tea was extracted from each sample. The color values of lightness (L) and yellowness (b) were lower in the HDR and SHDR teas, and the total sugar content of the SHDR tea was significantly higher than that of the other teas. The ABTS and DPPH radical scavenging abilities of the SHDR tea with a 500 mg% concentration were significantly higher than those of the SHD tea. In the sensory evaluation, the SHDR tea was ranked significantly higher than the other samples as to its color, flavor, taste, and overall acceptability. The results suggest that SHDR can be applied to burdock tea to achieve high quality and functionality.