The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Cheonggukjang pills with aronia and blueberries on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice. There have been several reports that Cheonggukjang is effective for intestinal health, but the efficacy of Cheonggukjang containing fruits has not yet been reported. In this study, we showed the effect of cheonggukjang pills with blueberries and aronia (CPBA) on DSS-induced colitis in BALB/c mice. CPBA was obtained from Soonchang Moonokae foods and orally administered once a day for 2 weeks before DSS treatment. Colitis was induced in mice by feeding 5% (w/v) DSS drinking water for 7 days. The results showed that CPBA treatment significantly alleviated DSS-induced disease activity index associated with a decrease in colon length. CPBA improved DSS-induced histological changes and intestinal epithelial barrier integrity in mice colon. In addition, CPBA administration significantly reduced the levels of DSS-mediated interferon-γ and interleukin-6 in serum and tumor necrosis factor-α in colon tissue. Moreover, the gene expression of COX-2 and iNOS, which are factors involved in inflammatory signaling, was significantly reduced by CPBA treatment. These results suggest that CPBA have a protective effect against DSS-induced mice colitis and may be a candidate for colitis treatment.

To optimize initial cooling conditions, forced-air cooling was applied to freshly harvested oak mushrooms at 2 levels (0oC for 30 minutes, at 0oC for 1 hour) followed by room cooling at 3 levels (-3oC for 1 day, 0oC for 1 day, 3oC for 1 day). After initial cooling, the oak mushrooms were packaged with PVC film, then held in a storage room at 1oC for 6 weeks. Quality characteristics and percentage marketability were then investigated. As a control, Mushrooms were placed in storage with no initial cooling. The quality factors impacting marketability of fresh oak mushrooms were color change and appearance of decay. Off-odor did not occur or developed only slightly, so it did not affect oak mushroom quality within 6 weeks of low temperature storage. In all treatment groups, the shelf life in which 100% marketability was maintained was up to 3 weeks. At week 5, percent marketability of the 3 treatment groups 1 hour room cooling treatment at 0°C, 1 hour forced air cooling, and control was 100%. 80% In the group that underwent 30 min forced air cooling retained 80% marketability, and the group exposed to 1 day in room cooling at -3oC retained 86.7% marketability. At week 6 of 1oC storage, the marketability ratio was 80% in the 1 day room cooling at 0oC group, 66.7% in the 1 day room cooling at 3oC group, 46.7% in the 1 hour forced air cooling group, and 33% or less in all other treatment groups. Therefore, the most suitable initial cooling parameter to extend shelf-life of oak mushrooms is 1 day of in room cooling at 0oC immediately after harvest.

본 연구에서는 참외과실의 수확후 식용왁스코팅처리가 과실품질 및 과골 갈변에 미치는 대사체의 변화를 분석하였다. 코코넛 오일과 밀랍 (9:1 w/w) 처리를 참외 과실표면에 코팅 후 실온 저장 7일후에 과실 품질, 에틸렌 발생량 및 호흡량을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 참외의 경도와 골갈변도는 식용코팅처리된 과실과 무처리군 사이에 유의한 차이는 없었다. 하지만, 과피색의 명도(L*), 순도(a*), 및 색상각(hue angle)은 식용왁스처리군이 무처리군에 비해 유의한 차이가 있었다. 이는 호흡량 및 에틸렌 발생량이 식용왁스처리에 의해 유의하게 낮아져 과피색이 유지된 것으로 생각된다. 식용왁스 처리에 의한 참외의 대사체 변화를 분석한 결과, gamma-aminobutyric acid, aspartate 그리고 myo-inositol 대사가 가장 유의적인 차이를 나타났으며, 특히 삼투보호제 역할을 하는 alanine, 가바(GABA)성분이 식용왁스코팅에 의해 증가하였다. 따라서, 식용왁스코팅처리는 호흡과 에틸렌 발생의 억제, 수분 스트레스 경감 등을 통해 참외의 선도 유지를 유도한 것으로 판단되며, 참외 과피색 변화 억제 등 상품성 향상에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

본 연구에서는 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출의 복합추출물의 항관절염 효능을 평가하였다. 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물이 세포에 미치는 독성을 확인하기 위해 RAW 264.7 세포에서 MTT 기법으로 세포 생존율을 평가하였다. 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물의 항염증 효능을 확인하기 위해 LPS로 염증을 유도한 RAW 264.7 세포에 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물을 5, 10, 25 ㎍/㎖ 농도로 처리한 후 ROS와 NO level, 염증성 사이토카인의 분비, 염증성 인자인 NF-κB, COX-2, iNOS 등의 발현을 측정하였다. 또한 type II collagen으로 유도한 관절염 모델 동물실험에서 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물을 33.5, 66, 133 mg/kg/day로 처리한 후 항관절염 효능을 확인 하였다. 그 결과, 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물은 25 ㎍/㎖ 농도까지 세포독성이 없었으며, LPS로 유도된 RAW 264.7 세포에서 ROS 생성 및 NO의 생성을 5, 10, 25 ㎍/㎖ 농도에서 대조군 대비 유의성 있게 감소시켰으며, 사이토카인(IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α)의 생성을 유의성 있게 억제시키고, NF-κB, COX-2, iNOS의 발현을 유의성 있게 감소시켜 세포 내에서 뛰어난 항염증 효과를 보였다. 관절염 모델 동물실험에서는 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물이 66.5, 133mg/kg 농도에서 관절 염을 유의성 있게 억제시키는 효능을 나타내었다. 본 연구는 방사선 육종 차조기와 백출 복합추출물이 뛰어난 항염증 효능을 나타내는 것을 제시하며, 관절염 질환을 개선하기 위한 건강기능식품 및 치료제의 원료로 개발될 수 있다는 것을 제시한다.

The increasing number of divorces between international couples, especially between foreign wives and Korean husbands, has drawn attention to the relationships and divorces of multi-cultural families. With continuously increasing international marriages, the problems faced also increase, which causes instability in international families. Rapid industrialization has also increased instability in international families damaged family relationships by bringing life diversity and changing values. Therefore, healthy family relationships has become a social topic and this is what we, who have just became a multi-cultural society, should focus on to build up strong, healthy family relationships. Accordingly, this research found the threats to healthy multi-cultural family relationships, and provides some solutions through welfare management of multi-cultural families that improve multi-cultural family relationships. Welfare Management can bring a stable society, healthy culture, and ultimately, social integration. Welfare management for multi-cultural family relationships are: First, the ability of the female marriage immigrants to speak Korean has a huge effect on the health of the family relationship, and it shows that awareness of conversation in multi-cultural families must be changed. Second, the ability to overcome culture shock or conflict while they settle in Korea is needed. Culture shock or conflict disturbs social integration and also causes individual crisis. Some immigrants come to Korea with limited or skewed information about Korean society. This leads to culture shock and conflict. Economical problems, childbearing problems, cultural differences, poor relationships with in-laws, language barriers, bias, discrimination, and personality differences are also factors that cause conflict. Generally, rational thoughts can deal with these conflicts. Third, multi-cultural family relationships need to be managed by a social support network. Social support is a continual interacted social aggregate between individuals or between an individual and a group. This social support increases mental stability and provides guidelines, so that feed-back can be given on identity crisis. Support programs that build a network based on mutual dependence and the mutual exchange of financial and institutional information must be developed. Fourth, human resource development welfare management that helps female immigrants find jobs should be developed. Almost half of multi-cultural family members think about establishing small businesses having to do with their culture. It is important to find capable immigrants who are interested in cultural diversity and provide education and job training to them, so they can deal with unemployment and also raise their value as members of Korean society. This research is limited to literature.

본 연구는 토마토의 토양 수분결핍조건에서의 생장과 생리적인 반응을 근본적으로 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 토양에 두가지 수분조건, 심한 수분결핍(-100kPa)과, 대조구인 약한 수분결핍 처리(-25kPa)는 실시간 토양수분함량을 모니터링을 할 수 있는 토양센서와 관수 모듈을 갖춘 micro-irrigation 시스템을 고안, 온실에서 유지되었다. 토양수분함량은 30일동안 변동되었으며, -25kPa로 맞춰진 처리구는 평균 -47kPa, -100kPa 처리구는 평균 -119kPa로 차이를 나타냈다. 이 두 가지 다른 토양수분상태에서 자란 식물체 사이의 생육을 비교해 본 결과 수분결핍상태(-100kPa)에서 자란 식물체가 대조구인 약한 수분결핍(-25kPa) 처리구에 비해 절간수의 차이없이 신장이 유의하게 감소하였으며 건물중의 축적은 더 높게 나타났다. 또한 건물중 당 엽면적의 차이 없이, 엽면적과 엽건중이 수분 결핍이 약한 처리구에 비해 수분결핍이 심한 처리구가 더 높게 나타났다. 이러한 생육상의 차이는 심한 수분스트레스가 엽두께의 변화없이 생체중의 증가와 엽면적 확보를 통해 토마토의 수분스트레스에 적응을 야기시킬 수 있음을 제시했다. 수분결핍에 따른 토마토 생육기간동안, 생리적변화를 조사한 결과, -100kPa 처리구에서 자란 토마토가 대조구인 -25kPa 처리구에 비해 엽의 상대수분함량의 증가와 잎의 삼투압이 낮게 나타났다. 이는 수분스트레스아래서 토마토의 더 나은 수분상태를 유지하기 위한 생리적인 적응을 설명해준다. 아울러 심한 수분스트레스는 대조구에 비해 PSII 활성과 수분활용도를 증가되었으며, 낮은 기공저항도를 나타내었다. 처리간의 광합성의 차이는 없었으며, 토마토 과실의 수와 생육량의 차이는 없었다. 이러한 결과는 토마토 'Picco'가 엽형태의 변형과 삼투압, 수분활용도와 PSII의 활성을 통해 수분결핍상태에서 적응할 수 있게 만들 능력을 보여준다. 본 연구결과에서 나타난 토마토의 수분스트레스 적응 메커니즘은 토마토의 가뭄저항성 스크린에 있어서 고려되어져야 할 것으로 보인다.

This study was designed to determine the effects of swimming and low power laser on rheumatoid arthritis in Sprague-Dawley rats. Rheumatoid arthritis was induced in 36 rats among 48 Sprague-Dawley rats by the subcutaneous injection of .05 ㎖ Freund's Complete Adjuvant into the right hind paw and .05 ㎖ Freund's Complete Adjuvant into the right hind knee joint capsule. A second injection was performed by the same method using .1 ㎖ Freund's Complete Adjuvant per a rat. Arthritic rats were divided into 8 groups: each 1 week and 2 weeks of arthritic swimming, arthritic laser, arthritic case control and normal group. In this study, several experimental tests were performed to determine the concentration of Interleukin-6, the space of the knee joint and the thickness of the hind paw. The concentration of Interleukin-6 and hind paw thickness decreased in the swimming group and laser group as compared to the control group. The space of the knee joint increased significantly after the swimming exercise. Swimming and low power laser therapy positively affect rheumatoid arthritis in rats affect by decreasing the concentration of Interleukin-6 and hind paw thickness, and increasing the space of the knee joint.

Electrical acupuncture has been shown to induce hypoglycemic effect in streptozotocin diabetic rats. The Zusanli acupoints have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to relieve symptoms of diabetes mellitus. But, the effects of electrical acupuncture stimulation of different frequencies are still unclear. We designed an experiment to investigate the effect of electrical acupuncture of high (100 Hz) and low (2 Hz) frequencies on Zusanli acupoint for 15 minutes in streptozotocin diabetic rats. They were divided into 4 groups, high frequency electrical acupuncture (HFEA group, n=5), low frequency electrical acupuncture (LFEA group, n=5), without any treatment (control group, n=5) and normal group (n=5). After 2 weeks of treatment, the HFEA and LFEA groups had a significantly decreased glucose concentration in serum in comparison to the control group. Additionally, the HFEA group had a significantly decreased glucose concentration in serum compared with the LFEA group. Both the HFEA and LFEA groups had a significantly decreased Immunoglobulin G concentration in serum compared with control group. The LFEA and control groups had a significantly increased cholesterol concentration in serum compared with the normal group, but the HFEA did not have a significantly increased cholesterol concentration. Thus we suggest that electrical acupuncture stimulation at the Zusanli acupoints is effective on hypoglycemic effect and immune function. Overall, the therapeutic effects of electrical acupuncture at 100 Hz was better than effects at 2 Hz.

The purpose of this study was to examine the isokinetic moment of quadriceps and hamstring strength ratio among women of different ages. The study population consisted of 1,184 women referred to the Health Promotion Center at the S district. All subjects were aged 20 to 69 years old and divided into 5 groups; 20s (n=248), 30s (n=255), 40s (n=248), 50s (n=228), and 60s (n=205). The strength of the knee extensor and flexor, quadriceps, and hamstring of all the participants were assessed at 60 degrees/second with an isokinetic machine. We calculated the peak torque, peak torque %BW (%Body Weight), deficit of peak torque and hamstring/quadriceps ratio of the knee. The data were analyzed by one way ANOVA to investigate statistical differences in strength variation between different age groups and were computed by ⊿% difference from women in their 20's. The results were obtained as follows: 1. Peak torque of the knee extensor, quadriceps, were significantly reduced in women older than 30, but peak torque of the knee flexor, hamstring, were significantly reduced in women older than 50 compared to women in their 20's. (p<.05). 2. Peak torque %BW of the knee extensor, quadriceps, were significantly reduced in women older than 20, but peak torque %BW of knee flexor, hamstring, were significantly reduced in women older than 40 compared to women in their 30's (p<.05). 3. Compared to the women in their 20's, there was no significant difference among any of the age groups in the deficit of peak torque of the knee extensor and flexor, but the deficit of peak torque of knee extensor among women between 30 and 50showed significant difference within the normal range of deficit. 4. Compared to the women in their 20's, there was no significant difference among any of the age groups in the hamstring/quadriceps ratio These results showed that peak torque, peak torque %BW, deficit of peak torque, and hamstring/quadriceps ratio of the knee were reduced in each age group, but especially among the women over 50. Further longitudinal study may be needed to see if volume of muscle mass and intervention of exercise affect knee strength in spite of aging.

목적 : 본 연구는 김해지역 노인들의 가정내 일상생활활동 중 어려운 활동과 중요한 활동을 알아보고 성별, 연령별 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 연구 대상은 김해시에 거주하는 65세 이상의 재가 노인 49명을 대상으로 하였다. 연구도구는 구조화된 설문지를 사용하였다. 가정내 일상생활활동 중 어려운 활동과 중요한 활동에 대한 설문내용은 Occupational therapy practice framework domain and process(2002)와 일상생활활동평가도구를 기초로 하여 개발하였다. 설문조사 방법은 개별 면접으로 실시하였다. 결과 : 김해 지역 노인들의 일상생활활동 중 어려운 활동은 청소하기, 건강관리, 식사준비하기, 목욕하기 및 샤워하기, 기능적 이동과 세탁하기 순으로 나타났다. 중요한 활동은 건강관리, 식사하기, 개인위생, 대소변 조절, 목욕하기 및 샤워하기의 순으로 나타났다. 어려운 활동에서 성별에 따라 유의한 차이를 보인 활동은 식사준비하기, 대소변 조절 그리고 청소하기였으며, 연령에 따라 유의한 차이를 보인 활동은 개인위생이었다. 중요한 활동에서 성별에 따라 유의한 차이를 보인 활동은 식사준비하기였으며, 연령에 따라 유의한 차이를 보인 활동은 개인위생과 세탁하기이었다. 결론 : 본 연구결과를 통해 김해지역 노인들의 일상생활에서 어려운 활동과 중요 활동을 알 수 있었으며, 성별과 연령에 따라 활동에 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 앞으로 노인을 대상으로 작업치료를 적용하거나 노인을 위한 생활기기 개발시 노인의 관점에서 남․여 또는 연령에 따라 어려운 활동과 중요한 활동을 고려하여 접근하여야 할 것이다.

본 실험은 상추 수경재배시 지하부 환경요인이 상추의 생육에 미치는 영향을 바탕으로 식물공장에서 활용가능성이 큰 상추의 최적 근권환경을 알아보고자 수행하였다 근권부 환경조건으로는 배양액의 pH와 U를 각각 여러 가지 수준으로 실험하였다. pH 3.0을 제외한 pH 4.0~8.0에서 가시적인 생리장해 없이 양호한 생육을 나타냈으나 광합성, 증산량 및 무기이곤 흡수를 고려한 상추의 최적 배양액 pH는 pH 5.5~6.0였다. 배양액의 전기전도도는 0.8~3.6 mS.cm-1 /로 처리하였을 때, 고농도에서는 Ca결핍으로 인한 잎끝마름증이 나타나 품질이 저하되었고 생육과 광합성이 높은 EC 1.2~l.6mS.cm-1 /가 최적인 것으로 나타났다. 이런 결과는 상추 식물공장에서 상추의 주년생산, 공장적 대량생산 및 청정생산 등의 효율적인 재배를 하는데 기여 할 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

Inappropriate storage of fresh-cut onions may result in losses of good quality. To understand storage conditions for shelf-life and quality of fresh-cut onions, The effect of packing type and storage temperature on the quality of fresh-cut onions was evaluated. Onions stored at 0℃ for 2 months were peeled off after removing root and shoot parts. Each three peeled onions were packed in a polyethylene film (PE, 50 μm) or in a polyethylene/polypropylene film (PE/PP, 100 μm) with vacuum treatment (70 cmHg) and stored at different temperatures (4, and 10℃) for 21 days. The following analyses were examined to evaluate the quality of fresh-cut onions: microbial population, surface color, titratable acidity and pH, respiration rate, and sensory quality. Fresh-cut onions stored at 4℃ showed less aerobic and coliform bacterial population than those stored at 10℃ during observation periods. Fungal populations of fresh-cut onions packed in PE film stored at 10℃ increased significantly after 13 days. E. coli was not detected in all treatments during whole storage periods. Surface colors of fresh-cut onions were not affected by packing type and storage temperature, however, color difference (ΔE) of fresh-cut onions in PE/PP film stored at 10℃ was significantly higher than those of other treatments. Titratable acidity of fresh-cut onions was not affected by packing type and storage temperature. However, pH of fresh-cut onions packed in PE film stored at 10℃ increased gradually over the whole storage period. Fresh-cut onions packed in PE film showed higher CO2 and less O2 concentrations at 10℃ than those at 4℃. The sensory quality of fresh-cut onions was significantly affected by packing type and storage temperature after 13 days. Particularly, vacuum treatment in PE/PP film showed better sensory quality than that of PE film package at the same storage temperature. It was concluded that vacuum treatment and storage at 4℃ could be effective to prolong the quality of fresh-cut onions up to 21 days.

This study was conducted to determine CO2 treatment condition to extend the shelf-life of ‘Seolhyang' strawberry. Fresh strawberries with red color on 80% of the fruit surface were harvested. The samples at two different stages (on the 1st and 3rd day after harvest) were placed in a gas-tight chamber with 0, 5, 15, or 30% CO2 concentration for 3 hours at 4℃. Then, the strawberry samples were immediately packaged in a PET tray and stored at 4℃. The carbon dioxide treatment was effective in maintaining the quality of ‘Seolhyang’ strawberries treated on the 1st day after harvest. These samples had higher firmness, lower redness, softening index, and decay rate compared to samples treated on the 3rd day after harvest. Treatment with both 15 and 30% of CO2 concentration on the 1st day after harvest induced an increase of firmness of ‘Seolhyang’ strawberry after the treatment. Samples treated with 15 and 30% CO2 the 1st day after harvest maintained quality for 10 days. However, samples treated with CO2 on the 3rd day after harvest lost marketability at 10 days of storage. At the atmosphere containing 30% CO2 on the 1st day after harvest was most effective in reducing decay rate and fruit softening, and maintaining bright red color of strawberries among different CO2 concentrations. Therefore, a 30% CO2 treatment within one day after harvest can be a practical postharvest technology to extend shelf-life of ‘Seolhyang’ strawberry.

콜라비의 저장기간 동안 품질이 유지되는 적정 유통기간 설정을 위해, 2차대사산물 및 생리적 변화를 조사하였다. 그 결과, 콜라비를 상온에 저장할 경우, 저장 2주후부터 부패가 발생하기 시작함과 더불어 총 페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량 또한 급격한 감소를 보였다. 반면에 저온저장의 경우, 저장 2개월간 품질의 변화가 거의 없고 기능성 성분도 초기값을 유지하거나 높은 값을 유지하였다. 콜라비의 총 페놀 함량과 플라보노이드 함량은 저온저장으로 증가하였고, 상온저장 기간 동안 감소하였다. 또한 포장처리에 관하여, 콜라비의 페놀함량은 저장기간동안 포장처리 유무에 따른 유의적인 차이가 없었으나, 플라보노이드 함량은 0.05 mm PE 필름 밀봉시 이들 성분의 변화가 적은 것으로 나타나, 콜라비를 포장하여 저장하는 것이 플라보이드 함량 보존에 유효한 것으로 나타났다. 항암 성분으로 알려진 glucosinolate는 저장 기간 동안 유의적인 차이가 없는 것으로 나타나, 콜라비가 장기 저온저장동안 이들 유용한 성분을 유지하는 것으로 보인다. 본 연구에서 콜라비의 저장기간 동안 2차대사산물과 외관 품질변화는 밀접한 상관관계가 나타났다. 이러한 결과로부터, 페놀화합물과 같은 2차대사물질이 콜라비의 저장수명 구명을 위한 품질 지표로서 검토될 수 있을 것으로 제시한다.

Red-ripe ‘Betatiny’ jujube-shaped cherry tomato fruits via stem maintenance or stem removal were stored at 20℃ for 12 days. Their quality and microbial safety parameters like their respiration rate, weight loss, soluble solids content (SSC), titratable acidity (TA), firmness, hue value, aerobic microflora, coliform, yeast and mold count, and decay were evaluated during their storage. The jujube-shaped cherry tomato fruits whose stems were removed lost less weight than the fruits whose stems were maintained during their 12 days of storage. The stem removal lowered the respiration more significantly than the stem maintenance, and the formation of novel tissues at the stem scar that resulted from the stem removal was observed morphologically. The SSC, TA and hue value of the skin color decreased after eight storage days, but showed no difference between the stem maintenance and removal. The stem had higher microbial counts like aerobic microflora, coliform, and yeast and mold counts. The stem maintenance showed a short shelf-life because molds grew on the attached stem after five storage days. The shelf-life of the jujube-shaped cherry tomato fruits whose stems were removed was about eight days, but that of the fruits whose stems were maintained and that were stored at 20℃ was only about six days.

마늘은 양파 및 파와 더불어 백합과 작물로 오랜 재배 역사를 거치면서 돌연변이와 선발에 의해 전 세계적으로 많은 지역종으로 분화되어 오기는 하였으나 유전적 변이가 상당히 제한되어 있다. 마늘은 최근에 임성이 있는 마늘이 발견되어 육종에 이용되기는 하나 유전적 변이가 제한적인 문제점을 가지고 있다. 대부분의 마늘은 불임으로 유성생식이 불가능하여 교잡에 의한 품종육성이 어렵다. 마늘은 특히 영양번식 작물로 바이러스 감염에 의해 수량감소가 극심한 편으로 바이러스 감염에 의해 36～60%의 수량감소가 일어난다고 보고되고 있다. 이외에 마늘재배에 문제가 되는 형질을 개량하기 위해서는 육종방법의 개발이 필요하다. 이를 위한 방법으로 마늘에서 형질전환 방법의 개발이 필요하게 되었으며, 성공적인 형질전환을 위해서는 외부 유전자를 마늘의 게놈으로 도입하기 위한 세부적인 방법이 개발되어야 한다. 마늘의 형질전환은 어려운 것으로 보고되고 있는데, 우리는 마늘에서 효율적인 형질전환 방법을 개발하였으며, 형질전환 실험결과 ‘단양마늘’ 및 ‘삼척마늘’에서 제초제저항성이 도입된 형질전환 식물체를 획득하였다. 마늘 형질전환체의 확인은 PCR과 Southern blot, Northern blot 및 생물검정을 통해 마늘게놈에 안정적으로 도입된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 기내에서 재분화되어 선발된 마늘 형질전환체가 염색체 수준에서 변화가 있는지를 확인하기 위해서 ploidy analyser를 이용하여 배수성을 조사한 결과 대부분의 마늘 형질전환체는 정상적인 염색체를 가지고 있었으나 형질전환체 중 2개의 개체가 4배체인 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 조직배양 과정 중 캘러스 단계를 거치면서 염색체가 배가 된 것으로 판단되며, 형질전환체는 배수성 분석을 통해 비 정상적인 개체를 제거하는 것이 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 4배체인 형질전환 마늘은 수확기가 일반적인 형질전환체에 비해 빠르며, 수량특성은 정상적인 염색체를 가진 형질전환 마늘과 비슷한 것으로 판단된다.