This study examined the characteristics of Sulgidduk with different amounts of apios powder (0, 10, 20, 30, and 40%). The moisture content of Sulgidduk significantly increased with the addition of apios powder. Also, the pH values of Sulgidduk significantly decreased with the addition of apios powder. The addition of apios powder in the Sulgidduk decreased the lightness (L) in Hunter’s color value, but increased the redness (a) and yellowness (b). By increasing the quantity of apios powder, the hardness, gumminess, and chewiness of Sulgidduk decreased and its springiness increased. The addition of apios powder in the Sulgidduk increased the total polyphenol content and DPPH-radical-scavenging activity. In the sensory evaluation, the addition of 20, 30% apios powder had the best score in taste and overall preference. This study suggests that apios powder is an excellent ingredient for improving the sensory preference and functionality of Sulgidduk. The study also shows that it was the addition of 30% apios powder can be used to make functional Sulgidduk.

The objective of the present study was to determine the total phenol and flavonoid contents and to evaluate the antioxidant potential, of different solvent extracts (ethyl acetate, n-butanol, chloroform, and water) from Robus idaeus in various radical scavenging models (DPPH activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, reducing power, and nitrite scavenging activity), along with their antimicrobial potential. Measurement of total phenol and flavonoid content of the ethyl acetate extract of R. idaeus was found to be significantly higher than those of the other extracts. The ethyl acetate extract (at a concentration of 1,000 μg/mL) showed significantly higher reducing power and DPPH radical scavenging activity as compared to the other extracts. Results were dose-dependent. Moreover, the ethyl acetate extract of R. idaeus (1,000 μg/mL) showed potent antioxidant efficacy (85.5±1.18%) as evidenced by nitrite scavenging ability at pH 1.2. All solvent extracts of R. idaeus showed lower SOD-like activity (13.72~20.54%). In addition, the antimicrobial activity of all solvent extracts except water extract showed strong inhibition (inhibitory zones in mm) of Staphylococcus aureus (19.40±1.00 mm) and Bacillus cereus (20.50±0.21 mm) growth. In particular, ethyl acetate extracts (100 mg/mL) showed antimicrobial activity comparable to that of tetracycline (0.01 mg/mL), which was used as a positive control. The results of this study indicate that the ethyl acetate extract of R. idaeus is a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial, with enriched phenols and flavonoids concentration, that has potential in the development of health-enhancing food products.

하동지역에서 생산되는 잎 녹차(우전, 세작, 중작, 대작)에 함유되어 있는 catechin류, alkaloid류 및 theanine를 HPLC를 이용하여 분석을 함과 동시에 녹차 추출물을 이용하여 총 페놀 물질과 항산화능을 측정하였다. Catechin류와 alkaloid류, theanine, 총 페놀 화합물의 함량은 물 추출물 보다 80% 알코올 추출물에서 더 높았다. 총 catechin과 alkaloid의 함량은 80% 에탄올로 추출한 우전 (172.33 mg/g, 30.80 mg/g)에서 가장 높았다. Theanine의 함량도 80% 에탄올 추출물에서 높았고 55.36에서 37.48 mg/g의 범위였다. 녹차의 총페놀 화합물은 우전에서 가장 높았고, DPPH법, FTC법 및 TBA법을 이용한 항산화 활성 측정에서도 우전에서 높은 결과를 나타내었다.

식물공장에 있어서 생산성 극대화를 위한 최적환경을 구명하기 위하여, 식물공장 시스템 하에서 광도와 배양액 농도가 잎상추의 생육과 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험결과 광이 높아짐에 따라 증산량과 광합성량이 높았으며, 광도 200μmol m-2 s-1과 300μmol m-2 s-1 에서 생체중과 건물중이 가장 높게 나타났다. 따라서 식물공장내 잎상추의 최적 광도는 200 μmol m-2 s-1 이상으로 나타났다. 지상부 환경요인들과의 지하부 환경 요인과의 관계를 밝히기 위해서 광도와 배양액 농도간의 관계가 잎상추 생육과 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 통계적 유의성은 없었으나 저광도에서는 배양액농도가 높은 편인 2.4 mS cm-1에서 고광도에서는 1.8 mS cm-1 수준에서 생육량이 많게 나타났다.