BAAG의 첨가배지상에서 미생물세포의 생육이 크게 억제된다는 실험결과를 토대로, 미생물에 대한 항균작용의 방식을 알아 보고자, Botrytis cinerea를 배양하여 분리한 여러 가지 효소 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 특히 에너지 대사와 관련된 효소들에 대한 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 여러가지 대사경로에서 주요한 역할을 하는 효소인, hexokinase,glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrog
Botanical antimicrobial agent-grapefruit seed extract mixture (BAAG) have an unknown compounds which exhibit the antibiotic activities aganist microorganisms including bacteria and fungi. We have examined the effects of BAAG on the physiological function of Botrytis cinerea which was isolated from necrotic lesions of decayed fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers, grapes, tomatoes, and red peppers during storage. In the results of enzymatic activities related to the energetic metabolism there was no inhibitory effect of BAAG on the activities of several enzymes in vitro including glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase, while there was inhibitory effect of BAAG on the activities of hexokinase and succinate dehydrogenase. O-nitrophenyl--D-galactopyranoside(ONPG), the artificial substrate of -galactosidase was hydrolyzed in the presence of BAAG, indicating that the membrane was pertubated by the BAAG. From the results we suggested that the antibiotic activity of BAAG is due to the change of membrane permeability of the cell. BAAG was fractionated and purified by silica gel and sephadex column chromatography. Among active fractions two peaks were identified as naringin and limonin when they were analyzed by by NMR and Fast atomic bombardment.