본 연구에서는 미생물을 이용하여 개발한 발효 스쿠알렌의 안정성 향상을 위하여 마이크로좀 -SQ20 (Microsome-SQ20)을 제조하고, 이에 대한 물리적 거동 및 특성과 효능효과에 대하여 연구하였다. 마이크로좀-SQ20의 외관은 투명한 액체로 고유의 냄새를 가지고 있었다. 색상은 무색이고, 비중은 0.928, pH는 5.82 (20%용액)로 화장품에 사용하는데 적합한 나노에멀젼이 형성되었다. 스쿠알렌의 주성분 함량은 20.05%로 안정하게 봉입이 된 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 마이크로좀-SQ20을 0.1% 수용액화하여 측정한 입자크기는 134.8 nm로 bluish한 유화상을 얻었다. F-SQ(Fermented squalene)과 MF-SQ(Microsome squalene)의 DPPH라디칼에 의한 항산화 효과는 각각 80.72%, 81.5%로, L-ascorbic acid와 비교하여 동 등한 효과를 보였다. F-SQ 및 MF-SQ은 10 ppm에서 각각 150.3%, 129.9%의 세포생존율을 나타냈다. SQ, F-SQ, MF-SQ의 elastase 저해능은 10 ppm에서 각각 8.7%, 10.33%, 8.7%의 저해능력을 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. MMP-1 저해능력은 SQ, F-SQ, MF-SQ 모두 10 ppm에서 각각 1.55%, 41.44%, 31.79%를 나타내 F-SQ의 collagenase 저해능이 우수한 것을 알 수 있었다.

When radiation is irradiated onto biological tissue, the occurrence of biological change has been already demonstrated and the change of blood composition and chromosome abnormality could be suggested as the representative biological markers which can identify the disturbance caused by radiation exposure. Recently, radiation treatment is performed for the treatment of cancer. Since the protection of blood within normal tissue is very important, the development of radioprotective has been made continuously to protect normal tissues. Squalene is a very important precursor in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. It is the hydrocarbon contained in the liver of deep sea sharks and in olive oils, and large quantity of it is contained in skin, abdominal fat tissue, subcutaneous fat tissue, lymphatic gland, pancreas and in heart muscle. Because of 6 double bonds in SQ, it could easily bind with oxygen ions to have the hazardous oxygen removal capacity along with the effects of scar treatment, blood vessel expansion, inhibitory action of arteriosclerosis, and has been reported to have the effects on myocardial infarction and liver disease, treatment for burn. It has been reported to have active effect of fibroblast. Therefore, the current study was conducted to know the change of total protein, albumin, total cholesterol and glucose in serum after the injection of whole body radiation of SQ in mouse.

With the purpose of improving ginsenoside production in Korean wild ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) mutant adventitious root lines, a synthetic gene encoding squalene synthase (PgSS2) was placed under the control of 35S promoter and transferred to Panax ginseng. Embryogenic callus obtained from ginseng adventitious root lines were transformed by infection with A. tumefaciens strain EHA105 containing the PgSS2 gene. Ten phosphinothricin-resistant plants were generated on selection medium, and the transgene integration and expression in these plants were confirmed by PAT test strip, RT-PCR and Southern hybridization. Ginsenoside analysis by HPLC revealed that the total contents of the 8 ginsenoside types (Rg1, Re, Rf, Rh1, Rb1, Rc, Rb2, Rd) in transgenic adventitious root lines were about 1.6-fold higher than that of the mutant control line (MCL1). This transformation method may facilitate the improvement of Panax ginseng in terms of the accumulation levels of ginsenoside.

To characterize phytonutrients, the seeds of 12 purple Perilla (Perilla frutescens var. crispa) accessions collected from Korea and Japan were used for quantitative analysis of tocopherols, phytosterols, squalene and fatty acids. The average tocopherol, squalene and phytosterols contents were 12.2 mg 100g-1 , 3.99 mg 100g-1 and 77.20 mg 100g-1 , respectively. Among 4 tocopherol (T) isomers (α -T, β -T, ~gamma -T, and δ -T), ~gamma -T was present in the highest quantity (11.03 mg 100g-1 ) with the least variation (CV = 13.7%), while β -T was present in lowest quantity (0.25 mg 1100g-1 ). Compared to campesterol (4.36 mg 100g-1 ) and stigmasterol (13.32 mg 100g-1 ), β -sitosterol exhibited higher quantity (59.51 mg 100g-1 ) with 9.5% of variation. The major fatty acids were unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic (61.5%), linoleic (17.3%), and oleic (9.9%) acids compared to saturated ones: palmitic (7.6%) and stearic (3.7%) acids. When Korean and Japanese accession were compared, almost no difference in content could be observed, while more variation as evaluated by CV (%) could be observed in Japanese accession in most phytonutrients suggesting wider genetic variation of purple Perilla in Japan. Presence of all above-mentioned phytonutrient compounds strongly suggested health beneficial value of purple Perilla seeds.

Recent consumption of germinated brown rice is increasing due to its health-beneficial effects. To clarify germination-dependent changes in functional compounds, 5 different types of (ordinary, glutinous rice, green-kerneled, red-colored and black-colored) rices were selected and pre- and post-germination vit E (α-, β-, γ-tocopherols and α-, γ-, δ -tocotrienols), squalene, and phytosterols (campesterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol) contents were evaluated. In the case of vit E generally decreasing tendency were observed in most cases, except for δ-tocopherol which increased by 8 to 28% in all types of rices. Significant increase in squalene contents were observed only in glutinous rice (by 31%), while other types of rices exhibited no changes or slight reduction after germination. In all tested rice types, germination significantly increased stigmasterol by 5 to 27%, while no changes or slight reductions in campesterol and sitosterol were observed. In conclusion most of tested functional compounds exhibited statistically not significant or slight changes except for stigmasterol which were increased by the process of producing germinated brown rice.

국내에서 종실용 amaranth의 이용 가능성을 조사하기 위한 목적으로 종실에서 squalene을 분리, 동정하였고, squalene 추출후 부산물의 활용방안으로 그 부산물의 항암활성검색을 한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. Amaranth 종실에서 추출, 분리한 squalene 함량은 0.43%이고, GC /Mass spectrum으로 확인한 결과 99%의 순도를 나타내었으며, 분자구조식은 잠정적으로 동물성 squalene과 동일한 것으로 나타났다. 2. MTT 방법을 이용한 인간의 위암, 대장암 세포주에 대한 항암활성효과를 검색한 결과 부산물의 조추출물은 230ug/m1보다 낮은 농도에서 유의한 항암효과를 보였다.