홍삼에서 수용성 갈변물질을 분리하여 부분적 구조분석을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. L, S-1 및 S-2의 UV spectrum은 280nm에서 최대 흡수를 나타내었으며, IR spectrum에서는 hydroxyl, amide 및 지방족 CH 등이 확인되었다. 당분석의 경우 L과 S-1에서 glucose와 xyloserk가 확인되었으며, S-2에서 fructose가 추가적으로 확인되었다. 아미노산 분석에서 갈변물질 L에서 13종의 아미노산, S-1에서는 10종의 아미노산 그리고 S-2에서는 7종의 아미노산이 확인 되었다. ^1H 및 ^13C-NMR spectrum에서는 sugar moiety, carbonyl 및 탄소이중결합(S-2)이 확인되었고, L, S-1 및 S-2는 각각 8∼10, 9∼11 그리고 4∼5개의 당을 함유하고 있는 것으로 추정되었다. 원소조성을 nitrogen, carbon 및 hydrogen 분석 결과 L>S-1>S-2순으로 나타났다.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the strutural characteristics of water soluble browning reaction products (WS-BRPs) isolated from Koeran red ginseng. They all showed the maximum absorbances at near 280 nm. Their IR spectra suggested the presence of hydroxyl, amide carbonyl and aliphatic methine groups. From sugar analysis it was identified that L and S-1 contained two kinds of sugar, glucose and xylose, S-2, a fructose together with glucose and xylose. Thirteen different amino acids were identified in L. Ten amino acids from S-1 and seven amino acids from S-2 were identified using Auto Amino Acid Analyzer. Glycine, serine and glutamic acid in S-1 and one unknown amino acid and glycine in S-2 were detected as the major amino acids, respectively. From the ^1H- and ^13C-NMR spectra, it was identified that a number of sugar moieties, carbonyl and carbon double bonds (only in S-2) were contained in the three WS-BRP components. Approximate number of sugar moiety of L, S-1 and S-2 was determined to be 8∼10, 9∼11 and 4∼5, respectively. Contents of nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen showed L>S-1>S-2.