인삼분말에 대한 전자선(electron beam)의 이용가능성을 연구하고자, 방사선 살균처리(2.5∼15 kGy)가 백삼 및 홍삼분말의 사포닌 함량 및 패턴, 페놀함량, 산성다당체 함량, amylase activity, 단백질 패턴 등에 미치는 영향을 감마선 조사와 비교하였다. 사포닌 함량과 패턴을 TLC 및 HPLC로 분석해 본 결과, 조사선량과 에너지원에 따른 변화는 확인되지 않았으며, 실온 저장 4개월 이후에도 안정된 경향을 보였다. 총페놀

Comparative effects of electron beam and gamma-ray irradiation (25 ∼15 kGy) were investigated on saponin stability and some physiological and chemical properties of white and red ginseng powders. Saponin components were found stable upon irradiation of both energies when determined by TLC and HPLC, after 4 months of storage at room temperature as well as immediately after treatment The contents of total phenolics and acidic polysaccharides of the samples were higher in red ginseng than in white. Polysaccharide contents increased with irradiation doses. Amylase activity of white ginseng was stimulated by irradiation but decreased with the lapse of storage time. There were no apparent differences in electrophoresis patterns of extracted proteins depending on irradiation doses and energy sources.

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