The objectives of this study was to investigate the properties and stability of the wet noodles added to nanoemulsion as a industrial model system, and in so doing, survey practical applicability in the food industry. In order to test out these objectives, the characteristics and stability of the wet noodles added to nanoemulsion were investigated and their cooking characteristics and capsaicinoids loss were examined. As a result, the test results showed that the findings indicated that the post-cooking loss of capsaicinoids in the wet noodles added to double-layer nanoemulsion covered with chitosan was less than the losses in the wet noodles added to any other noodles. More especially, this demonstrates that the noodle added to double-layer nanoemulsion covered with chitosan scored significantly higher than the others with reference to their cooking properties, color, texture, stability for storage stability, and sensory evaluation. These results show that the findings of this study demonstrated that the noodles added to nanoemulsions could be produced as a food-grade merchandise because they could provide enhanced encapsulation capacity of capsaicinoids and higher acceptability.

The objectives of this study, which filled gaps in previous studies, were: (1) to find the optimal mixing condition of nanoemulsions containing oleoresin capsicum (OC), Tween 80, propylene glycol (PG), and sucrose monostearate (SES) by microfluidization; (2) to investigate their properties and stability depending on such factors as pH, temperature, and heating time; (3) to measure the effect of adding ascorbic acid. In order to test these objectives, the following three experiments were conducted: Firstly, in order to find the optimal mixing ratio, nanoemulsions containing OC - the mean diameter of which is smaller than 100 nm - were prepared through the process of microfluidization; and their mean particle size, zeta potential, and capsaicinoids were measured. The test results indicated that the mixing ratio at OC : Tween 80 : PG + water(1:2) = 1 : 0.2 : 5 was optimal. Secondly, the properties and stability of nanoemulsions were investigated with varying parameters. The test results illustrated that single-layer nanoemulsions and double-layer nanoemulsions coated with alginate were stable, irrespective of all the parameters other than/except for pH 3. Thirdly, the properties of nanoemulsions were then analyzed according to the addition of ascorbic acid. The results demonstrated that the properties of single-layer nanoemulsions were not affected by addition of ascorbic acid. In case of alginate double-layer nanoemulsions, the particle size was reduced, and zeta potential increased with the addition of ascorbic acid. In conclusion, the demonstrated stability of various nanoemulsions under the different conditions in the present study suggests that these findings may constitute a basis in manufacturing various food-grade products which use nanoemulsions-and indicate that food nanoemulsions, if adopted in the food industry, have the potential to satisfy both the functionality and acceptability requirements necessary to produce commercially marketable food-grade products.

This study investigated the quality characteristics of cookies containing capsaicin, the main source of spicy taste in pepper, which is well known for its various functions such as anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and anti-obesity activities, as well as pain-relief effect. Cookie samples were made by adding the capsaicin powder at different levels, including 40 mg% (C1), 85 mg% (C2), and 150 mg% (C3). In this study, measurement of the moisture, pH, color, spread factor, hardness, anti-oxidant activity, and sensory evaluation of the cookies was carried out. The results showed that the anti-oxidant activity increased when more capsaicin powder was added to the cookies (p＜0.001). The moisture also increased with increasing capsaicin powder content (p＜0.05), while the pH did not show any significant changes. As for the colors, the L value and b value decreased as more capsaicin powder was added, while the a value increased. The spread factor also increased significantly with the increase of capsaicin powder (p＜0.01). Although the hardness increased with capsaicin powder content, no statistically significant differences were observed among the various cookies. In the sensory evaluation, Cookies containing 40 mg of capsaicin obtained the highest score in color, while cookies containing 150 mg of capsaicin showed the highest score in taste, texture, and overall acceptability.

이상의 실험 결과들을 요약하면, 포르말린을 측두하악관절 내로 주입하여 발생한 염증성 통증 행위반응은 QX-314의 투여로 감소할 수 있었다. 저농도의 QX-314의 진통작용은 TRPV1 통로를 이용하여 세포막 내로 이동하여 작용이 나타났으며 고농도의 QX-314는 TRPV1 통로와 무관하게 진통작용을 나타내었다. 이와 같은 결과는 측두하악관절 장애로 인해 발생되는 염증성 통증에 QX-314가 효과적인 치료제로 사용할 수 있다는 것을 말해주며, 특히 고농도의 QX-314가 세포막을 이동하는 경로에 대한 연구가 더 진행된다면 임상에서 QX-314가 진통제로서 사용할 수 있는 계기가 될 것으로 판단된다.

Capsaicin β-glucoside was isolated from the feces of Helicoverpa armigera, H. assulta and H. zea that fed on capsaicin-supplemented artificial diet. The chemical structure was identified by NMR spectroscopic analysis as well as by enzymatic hydrolysis. The excretion rates of the glucoside were different among the three species; those in the two generalists, H. armigera and H. zea, were higher than in a specialist, H. assulta. UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGT) enzyme activities measured from the whole larval homogenate of the three species with capsaicin and UDP-glucose as substrates were also higher in the two generalists. Compared among five different larval tissues (labial glands, testes from male larvae, midgut, the Malpighian tubules, and fatbody) from the three species, the formation of the capsaicin glucoside by one or more UGT is high in the fat body of all the three species as expected, as well as in H. assulta Malpighian tubules. Optimization of the enzyme assay method is also described in detail. Although the lower excretion rate of the unaltered capsaicin in H. assulta indicates higher metabolic capacity toward capsaicin than in the other two generalists, the glucosylation per se seems to be insufficient to explain the decrease of capsaicin in the specialist, suggesting H. assulta might have another important mechanism to deal with capsaicin more specifically.

본 연구에서는 GC-MS를 이용하여 괴산군 지역에서 생산되고 있는 각종 고추에 대해 품종별로 capsaicin 및 dihydrocapsaicin의 함량을 조사하였고, 괴산청결고추조합에서 생산하여 시판되고 있는 고춧가루에 대해서도 매운맛 등급별 capsaicin과 dihydrocapsaicin의 함량을 조사하여, 고춧가루의 매운 정도를 capsaicin의 함량으로 표시하는 방법을 제시하고자 하였다. 고추의 품종별 capsaicin의 함량은 청양이 123.62 mg%, 한반도는 95.97 mg%, 건초왕은 84.00 mg%, 우리건은 70.62 mg%, 금빛은 55.36 mg%, 무한질주은 45.19 mg%, 독야청청은 43.98 mg%, PR대촌은 38.92 mg%, 대박나는 31.63 mg%, 신세계는 29.82 mg%, 장수왕은 28.23 mg%, 오광은 34.42 mg%, 대통은 25.18 mg%였으며, 시판 고춧가루제품의 경우 아주매운맛 등급이 101.98 mg%, 매운맛이 67.63 mg%, 보통맛이 37.74 mg%, 순한맛이 14.73 mg%이었다. 본 실험결과 및 아주매운맛, 매운맛, 보통맛, 순한맛의 4등급으로 분류되어 현재 시판되고 있는 매운맛 등급을 참고하여, capsaicin 함량에 따른 매운맛의 등급별 분류를 7등급으로 제시하였다. 즉 매운맛 1등급은 120 mg%이상, 2등급은 100~120 mg%, 3등급은 80-100 mg%, 4등급은 60-80 mg%, 5등급은 40-60 mg%, 6등급은 20-40 mg%, 7등급은 20 mg%이하로 분류하였다. 이를 바탕으로 고춧가루를 이용해서 만드는 김치, 고추장, 양념소스류 등의 가공식품제조 시 문제되는 매운맛의 비객관적, 불균일성을 개선하며 재현성을 유지할 수 있을 것으로 사료 된다.

대두유를 기초로 한 튀김유에 capsicum. butter flavor, 규소수지를 각각 0.20, 0.15%(ω/ω) 및 10ppm 처리하여 가열안정성의 향상 및 육두향 약화에 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 즉, capsicum과 규소수지를 병행처리한 튀김유는 185±2℃의 온도조건 하에서 3시간 동안 연속적으로 열처리할 경우 AV 및 SP가 각각 무처리군의 0.385, 220℃에 비하여 크게 향상된 0.301, 232℃를 나타내었다. 이러한 효과는 capsicum의 항산화 효과와 함께 소포제의 일종인 규소수지의 작용에 따라 가열처리에 따른 튀김유의 표면적 팽창을 방지하여 유리지방산 생성 및 연기발생을 억제한데 따른 효과인 것으로 판단되었다. 또한, 0.15%(ω/ω)의 butter flavor처리에 따라 튀김유 및 튀김물에서 발생하는 육두향 및 기름타는 냄새를 막아주는 효과가 인정되어 새로운 형태의 튀김유 제품 생산이 가능할 것으로 기대되었다.

Background : Capsaicin is an active component of chili peppers, which are plants belonging to the genus Capsicum. Research reported capsaicin has antioxidant and anti-inflamatory activity and osteoclast lineages are very susceptible to oxidative stress, as osteoclasts are produced by increased-generation of intracellular ROS and osteoclasts are activated by ROS. Therefore, our study was evaluated the influence of intracellular oxidative stress such as increased ROS level on RANKL-mediated osteoclast differenciation. Methods and Results : Capsaicin showed a good free radical scavenging activity at in-vitro antioxidant activity. The inhibitory effect of osteoclast differentiation on capsaicin was confirmed. Osteoclast differentiation from murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells was induced by RANKL. The effect of capsaicin on receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclast differentiation was demonstrated using a tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) assay and TRAP staining. Capsaicin showed an inhibitory effect on TRAP activity. The TRAP staining showed that the number of TRAP positive osteoclasts was reduced in capsaicin-treated cells. Conclusion : Capsaicin revealed an inhibitory effect in osteoclast differentiation induced by RANKL. These results suggest that capsaicin may have a beneficial effect for the prevention or treatment of osteoclast caused bone diseases such as osteoporosis.