The goal of this study was to investigate the nutritional characteristics and physiological functionality of Liriope tuber for development of new bioactive compound from Liriope tuber. Crude protein and carbohydrate contents of Chenogsim were 9.25% and 77.98%, respectively and crude protein, 9.86% and carbohydrate, 79.08% were also contained in Liriope tuber No.1. Both of Liriope tubers were showed very high contents of sucrose (Cheongsim; 4.08%, Liriope tuber No.1; 4.91%), oxalic acid (0.98%, 0.86%) and glutamic acid (3.736 g/100 g, 4,196 g/100 g). Among several physiological functionalities, tyrosinase inhibitory activity were showed very high 86.4% in Cheongsim and 82.02% in Liriope tuber No.1, respectively.

재래식 된장의 품질을 고급화하기 위해 재래식 된장과 각종 한약제와 약초류를 달리 첨가하여 제조한 두 종류의 약용 된장들을 6개월간 숙성시키면서 성인병에 관련된 몇 가지 생리 기능성의 변화를 조사하였다 약용 된장들의 고혈압을 예방하는 엔지오텐신 전환효소(ACE) 저해활성은 숙성기간이 길어짐에 따라 급격히 감소하여 숙성 6개월 후에 39.0%∼51.7%을 보였고 혈전용해활성은 숙성 6개월후에 10.4∼11.3 U를 보였다. 약용 된장들의 전자공여능은