본 연구는 강원도에서 육성한 오륜팝콘, 오륜2호, 지팝콘, 기찬팝콘 총 4품종 팝콘 옥수수의 영양성분을 분석하여 비교하였으며, 항목은 일반성분, 무기성분, 지방산, 아미노산, 환원당 및 전분함량을 분석하였다. 건조된 팝콘 옥수수 품종의 수분함량, 회분, 조지방은 각각 11.54-12.54%, 0.97- 1.45%, 2.48-2.62%의 함량을 나타냈다. 조단백질 함량은 9.68-11.75% 이였다. 무기성분으로는 칼륨과 인이 가장 조성비가 높게 나타났으며 칼륨은 228.25-310.46 mg/100 g의 범위로 나타났으며 오륜팝콘이 가장 함량이 높았고, 인의 함량은 276.04-310.00 mg/100 g의 함량을 나타냈다. 지방산은 총 11종이 검출되었으며 linoleic acid의 함량이 전체 지방산 함량의 52.89--55.76%의 분포로 가장 높은 함량을 나타냈고, 그 다음으로 oleic acid(24.31-26.65%), palmitic acid(14.20-15.92%) 인 것으로 나타났다. 아미노산은 품종 별로 총 16종의 아미노산이 검출되었으며, glutamic acid가 전체 아미노산의 17.70-18.52%로 가장 높았고, leucine(12.30-12.54%), proline(10.34-10.92%)의 순으로 조성비가 높게 나타났다. 품종별 환원당 함량은 4.68-5.13% 이였으며, 전분은 42.14-46.14%의 함량을 나타냈다.

Equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) is a member of the glycoprotein hormone. eCG, over 40%, is a heavily glycosylated glycoprotein than other glycoprotein hormones. eCG is composed of non-covalently linked α and β subunit. The α subunit is common to all glycoprotein hormones, whereas the β subunit was known distinct sequences and specific receptor binding. Unusually, eCG shows both FSH and LH activities in other species. eCG α subunit has two N-glycosylation sites (Asn56, Asn82) and β subunit has one N-glycosylation site (Asn13) and about 13 O-glycosylation sites in the C-terminal region. We constructed 3 type mutants (βα△56: α-subunit Asn56→ Gln56; β-Da: β-subunit C-terminal deletion; β-Dα△56: β C-terminal deletion & α Asn56→Gln56) in the tethered eCGβα (wild type) and all mutants included myc-tag between first and second amino acid of β subunit. The plasmid DNAs cloned into pcDNA3 mammalian expressing vector were transiently transfected into CHO-Suspension cells. We also constructed rat LH/CG receptor and rat FSH receptor into pcDNA3 expression vector. These receptors were transiently transfected into CHO-K1 cell. Each receptor cells were used for further assays at 3 days after transfection. cAMP and IP-one were evaluated by CISBIO cAMP HiRange and IP-one kits using the rec-eCGβα mutants. According to cAMP assay results, IC50 values of 4 type ligand treatment in the rat FSH receptor cells were: eCGβα: IC50_16.8841; eCGβα56: IC50_95.6099; eCGβ-Dα: IC50_395.0087; eCGβ-Dα56: IC50_1439.8702. In the rat LH/CG receptor cells of 4 types ligand treatments, cAMP results were: eCGβα: IC50_0.9760; eCGβα56: IC50_8.3884; eCGβ-Dα: IC50_9.2550; eCG β-Dα56: IC50_45.9439. As seen in these data, β C-terminal region and α Asn56 play an important role in rat FSHR and rat LH/CGR, respectively. And rat LHCG receptor cells was remarkably stronger than rat FSH receptor cells. According to IP-one assay, IC50 values in rat FSH receptor cells, the results were: eCGβα: IC50_561.4490; eCGβα56: IC50_361.3005; eCGβ-Dα: IC50_911.8577; eCGβ-Dα56: IC50_139.1193. And in rat LH/CG receptor cells, IP-one results were: eCGβα: IC50_422.7315; eCGβα56: IC50_406.4915; eCGβ-Dα: IC50_537.8300; eCGβ-Dα56: IC50_254.2004. As shown in these data, IP-one result was a little different to cAMP result. The β eCGβ-Dα56 of IC50 value was shown generally high signal. Now we are trying to analyse role of C-terminal region of eLH/CGR with cAMP, IP-one and ERK signal transduction assays.