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옥수수 수염의 일반적인 생육특성과 함유된 각종 일반성분 및 유리당, 유기산, 아미노산 및 향기성분에 관한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 본 시험을 수행하였으며 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 옥수수의 수염은 출사 후 3일 이내에 수정이 완료되고 길이 신장이 정지되나 수정되지 않은 수염은 지속적으로 신장하여 출사 후 8일에 23-25cm였다. 2. 출사기에 옥수수 수염의 수분함량은 92-94%, 출사후 30일에는 70-75%였다. 3.옥수수 수염은 엽록소 b의 함량이 높고, 엽록소 a/b의 비율은 사료용 옥수수＞ 단옥수수＞ 초당옥수수＞ 찰옥수수 순이었다. 4. 유리당은 glucose와 fructose가 주종을 이루고, 그 구성비율은 glucose가 55% fructose가 42% 이었으며 sucrose 및 maltose는 4% 미만으로 낮았다. 5. 가용성 고형물 함량은 미수정 수염이 13.7-16.8 Brix %, 수정된 수염은 12.6-13.7 Brix %로 1.1-3.1 Brix % 차이가 있었다. 6. 옥수수 수염의 유기산은 phytic, oxalic, malic, shikimic, glutaric 및 acetic acid가 검출되었는데, 이중 phytic, oxalic 및 glutaric acid가 주요 유기산이었고 유기산의 함량은 사료용 옥수수＞ 초당옥수수＞ 찰옥수수＞ 단옥수수 순으로 높았다. 7. 단백질 함량은 3.36-4.17%로서 출사후 3일에 최대치를 나타내었고, 단백질 함량은 사료용 옥수수＞ 찰옥수수＞ 단옥수수＞ 초당옥수수 순으로 높았다. 8. 아미노산중 serine, glycine 및 threonine 3종은 10% 이상 함유되어있었으며 glycine의 구성비율이 12.3%로 가장 높았고 황(S)함유 아미노산인 methionine과 cystine 함량은 각각 2.1% 및 1.3%로 함량이 낮았다. 9. 향기성분으로 acetaldehyde, ethanol, acetone, DMS, isobutylaldehyde, cis-3-hexanol, 3-hexe-1-ol, acetate, trans-2-hexanol, pentanol 등이 검출되었고, 사료용의 주요 향기성분은 acetaldehyde와 DMS, 찰옥수수는 acetaldehyde, ethanol 및 DMS였다. 10. 옥수수 수염의 길이는 유기산 함량과 r=0.556, 아미노산 함량과는 r=-0.514로 유의성이 인정되었고, 유리당 함량은 유기산 함량과 r=0.703, flavonoid 함량과 r=0.544로 유의한 정의상관이 있었다. 특히, flavonoid 함량은 엽록소 함량과 정의 상관(r=0.523)이 인정되어 엽록소는 flavonoid 함량의 판단지표로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.
This study was carried out to investigate the physicochemical characteristics of corn silks. Pollination of corn silks was finished within three days after silking, and elongation of open pollinated corn silks was stopped, but unpollinated silks elongated until eight days after silking. Moisture contents of corn silks were about 92-94% at silking stage, but continuously decreased. these were about 70-75% at 30 days after silking. Chlorophyll b was higher than chlorophyll a in corn silks, and chlorophyll a/b ratios of four hybrids were high in this order : silage ＞ sweet ＞ super sweet ＞ waxy corn. Free sugars in corn silks were mainly fructose, glucose and maltose. Their composition rate was 55% of glucose, 42% of fructose and 4% of maltose. Water soluble solid (Brix %) contents of unpollinated corn silks were ranged from 13.7 to 16.8 Brix % and pollinated corn silks were from 12.6 to 13.7 Brix %. Phytic, oxalic, malic. shikimic, glutaric and acetic acid were detected on corn silks. Phytic, oxalic and glutaric acid were considered as a major organic acids in corn silks. Amino acids in corn silks were high in this order : waxy ＞ silage ＞ sweet ＞sweet corn. Serine, glycine and thereoine were contained more than 10%, and five amino acids such as aspartic, glutaric, arginine, alanine and proline were ranged about 5 to 8%. Methionine and cystine, amino acids containing sulfur were contained only small quantity as about 2.1% and 1.3%, respectively. Acetaldehyde, ethanol, acetone, DMS, isobutylaldehyde, cis-3-hexanol, 3-hexe-1-ol, acetate, trans-2-hexanol and pentanol were detected as the volatile components in corn silks, but acetaldehyde and DMS were major volitiles in silage corn silks, and acetaldehyde, ethanol and DMS were major volitiles in waxy corn silks. The length of corn silks was a positively correlated with organic acids (r=0.556* ), and a negatively correlated with amino acids (r=-0.514* ), respectively. Free sugars were positively correlated with all characteristics tested and significantly correlated with organic acid (r=TEX>0.703**), and flavonoids (r=TEX>0.544*). Chlorophyll was significantly correlated with flavonoid contents (r=TEX>0.523*). For this reason chlorophyll was evaluated as an indirect selection character for the high flavonoid containing varieties.
