본 연구는 차세대 랫드에서 혈액 지질 감소에 관한 식이 내 오메가 6와 3 지방산 비율의 생 화학적 메카니즘을 조사하였다. 실험처리군은 오메가 6:오메가 3비율 0 (대조구), 1:1, 8:1, 19:1로 구 분하였다. 혈액 중성지방, 총콜레스테롤, 저밀도지질단백질(LDL-C), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glucose의 수준은 오메가 6:오메가 3 비율 1:1 그룹에서 가장 낮았다. 혈액 고밀도지질단백질(HDL-C), 인지질의 수준은 오메가 6:오메가 3 비율 1:1 그룹이 가장 높았다. HMG-CoA reductase activity는 전체 저리구 가운데 오메가 6:오메가 3 비율 1:1, 8:1 그룹에서 가장 강하게 억제되었으나 분을 통한 스테롤의 배설량은 촉진되었다. 혈액 오메가 6:오메가 3 비율은 섭취한 식이 내 오메가 6:오메가 3 비율 증가에 따른 농도 의존적으로 감소하였다. 본 연구결과는 부모 세대로 부터 차세대 랫드에 이르기까지 오메가 6:오메가 3 비율이 8:1 이하로 낮아진 식이를 섭취하면 영양소 대사작용 활성화 메카니즘에 의한 혈액 중 유해지질 감소, 간 기능 유지 및 성장을 자극한다는 새로운 사실을 나타낸다.

Scientific studies have shown that essential fatty acidintake can have a dramatic impact on human health. Soybean [Glycine max(L.) Merr.] oil from current commercial cultivars typically containsaround 8%linolenic acid (18:3) known as omega-3 fatty acid. Omega-3 fatty acid plays an important role to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. Relatively high 18:3 content in seed oil is a trait of the wild soybean (Glycine soja Sieb. and Zucc.) ancestor of modern soybean cultivars. Wild soybean is native to Korean peninsula and recently thousands of wild soybeans collected by soybean researchers in Korea. The objective of this study were to determine the linolenic acid content for wild soybean collection and to determine the stability of linolenic acid content derived from wild soybean over environments. Fatty acid profile for 1,806 wild soybean accessions collected from South Korea was determined by GC. The range of linolenic acid was 7.3 to 23.7% with an average 15.6%. We developed a recombinant inbred population from a cross PI483463 (wild soybean with 15% 18:3) and Hutcheson (cultivar with 8% 18:3). Three RILs, RIL156, RIL159 and RIL166, with high linolenic acid content (over 14%), parents and Williams 82 as checks were grown in nine environments over 2008-2011. Results showed that the content of linolenic acid for the PI483463, Hutcheson, and Williams 82 ranged from 14.8 to 17.1, 8.5 to 9.7, and 6.9 to 8.4 % and averaged 15.4, 9.2 and 8.0%, respectively. However selected RILs 156, 159, and 166 ranged from 10.7 to 15.7, 14 to 15.8, and 14.8 to 15.8, and averaged 13.9, 14.9, and 15.2, respectively. Among the tested accessions, RIL166 was the most stable with the lowest range and CV, and had a relatively lower stability coefficient value than other genotypes. Genes related to high linolenic acid from wild soybean may be useful in developing higher linolenic acid soybean genotypes and would broaden the use of soybean in food applications to improve human nutrition and health.

The n-3 family fatty acids containing α -linolenic acid(18:3, ALA) have been known as physiological activation materials such as inhibitory effects on the incidence of hyper-tension, coronary heart disease and cancers as well as the control of senilc dementia. Although a lot of ALA(about 63~% ) are contained in perilla oil, it has not been commercialized yet because the purification technique of the ALA has not been well established. The procedure of purification of ALA from perilla oil was saponified with 1 N-KOH /ethanol and then saturated and low level unsaturated fatty acids were removed by low-temperature crystallization method. The concentrated unsaturated fatty acids (containing about 75~% ALA) went down through the silver nitrate-impregnated silica column chromatography for separation of high purity of ALA. The results obtained we Fraction B, C and D contained ALA more than 85.5~% (recovery, >88.9~%,~;95.4~% (recovery, >54.4~% ) and 99.9~% (recovery, >31.5~% ) in purity, respectively. Seed oil content of the tested varieties were ranged from 34.8 to 54.1~% with 45.3~% of varietal means. The major omega fatty acids contained in the oil were oleic acid(n-9) 15.2~% , linoleic acid(n-6) 13.9~% and linolenic acid(n-3) 63.1~% in the mean value. Varietal variation of n-9, 6 and 3 fatty acids ranged of 9.5~~21.4~%,~;9.1~~20.4~% and 50.6~~70.5~% respectively. Unsaturated fatty acid were averaged 92.2~% of seed oil in fatty acid composition. The ratios of n-6 to n-3 ranged of 0.13~~0.34~% (0.22~% in mean value). The highest n-3 fatty acid variety was Yecheonjong being 70.5~% . The lowest variety in ratios of n-6 to n-3 was Goseongjong being 0.13~% . Oil content showed positive correlation with stearic acid and linolenic acid, while the negative correlation with oil content and linoleic acid. On the other hand, A significant negative correlation were showed between linolnic acid and the ratios n-6/n-3 fatty acid, saturated fatty acid. Saturated fatty acid was highly correlated with unsaturated fatty acid negatively being r= -0.723** .

우리나라 들깨 수집 재래종 317품종을 공시하여 기름 함량과 오메가 지방산 조성등을 분석 조사하여 고함유 오메가-3 지방산 품종육성에 필요한 기초자료를 얻고자 시험을 실시하였던 바 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 공시 들깨 317품종의 기름 함량은 35.6～55.3% 범위에 있으며 평균치는 44.5%이었다. 2. 공시 317품종의 총 불포화지방산은 92.2%였으나, 포화지방산 함량은 7.8%였으며 지방산조성은 ~omega-9 지방산 (Oleic acid) 함량변이는 9.5～21.37% (평균 15.2%), ~omega-6 지방산(linoleic acid) 함량변이는 9.1～20.4%(평균 13.9)이었으며 ~omega-3 지방산(linolenic acid)은 50.6～70.5% (평균 63.1%)의 변이를 보였다. 3. ~omega-6/~omega-3 지방산의 비율은 0.13～0.34%(평균 0.22%)의 변이를 보였다. 3. ~omega-6/~omega-3 지방산의 비율은 0.13～0.34%(평균 0.22%)의 변이를 보였다. 4. ~omega-3계 지방산 함량은 경북 예천종이 70.5%로 가장 많으면서 ~omega-6/~omega-3 지방산의 비율이 0.13으로 그 함량차이가 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 5. 경남 고성종은 ~omega-6/~omega-3 지방산의 비율이 0.13으로 그 함량차이가 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 6. 기름 함량과 stearic acid와 ~omega-3계 지방산과는 유의적인 정 상관이었으며 ~omega-6계 지방산과는 고도의 유의한 부의 상관을 보여주었다. ~omega-3계 지방산은 ~omega-6/~omega-3 지방산 비율 및 포화지방산과 고도로 유의한 부의 상관을 보였으며 포화지방산과 불포화지방산간에는 고도의 유의적인 부의 상관이 되었다.