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Anti-inflammatory Activity of Sprouts according to Hydro-priming and Light Quality Levels in Vigna vexillata (L.) A.Rich. var. tsusimensis Matsum. Seeds

돌동부 종자의 수화프라이밍과 광질처리에 따른 새싹의 항염 활성

Sae Rom Kim12†
,
Kyungtae Park23†
,
Hamin Lee2
,
Bo-Kook Jang3
,
Ju-Sung Cho2*
김 새롬12†
,
박 경태23†
,
이 하민2
,
장 보국3
,
조 주성2*
1Chungcheongbukdo Forest Environment Research Center, Chengju 28199, Korea
2Division of Animal, Horticultural and Food Sciences, Chungbuk National University, Chengju 28644, Korea
3Department of Horticulture, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 57922, Korea
1충청북도산림환경연구소
2충북대학교 축산·원예·식품공학부
3국립순천대학교 원예학과
*Corresponding Author
†These authors contributed equally to this work.
28 February 2026. pp. 132-145
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Abstract

This study was performed to confirm the optimal conditions for the germination and production of high-functional sprouts of Vigna vexillata (L.) A.Rich. var. tsusimensis Matsum. seeds known to be a native, medicinal plant in Korea. The seed length and width were respectively 5.83 mm and 4.08 mm, the weight of 1,000 seeds was 51.08 g, and the seed viability rate was 80.0%. Seed germination was highest at 30°C under light conditions and at 25°C under dark conditions, and germination tended to be inhibited regardless of the light condition at 15°C. It was confirmed that as the germination percentage (GP) increased, T50 and mean germination time were shortened, with germination rate increasing as the temperature was increased under light conditions. The effect of separation was confirmed by distinguishing absorbed seeds and unabsorbed seeds according to soaking period and temperature. The difference in GP between absorbed seeds (64%) and unabsorbed seeds (15%) was 49%, which had the effect of seed separation. We considered the optimal soaking treatment to be two days at 15°C to separate non-dormant seeds and to produce sprouts. When seeds were hydro-primed according to the light quality by applying optimal immersion conditions, GP was excellent in blue light, and sprout growth was excellent in all light quality conditions. Sprout extract had the best antioxidant content and activity under the blue light treatment and had the best NO production inhibition effect under the red light treatment.

Keywords
bioactive
dormancy
extraction
flavonoid
nitric oxide
polyphenol

본 연구는 자생식물이자 약용식물로 알려진 돌동부 종자의 발아특성 및 고기능성 새싹생산을 위한 최적조건을 구명하기 위해 수행하였다. 돌동부 종자의 길이는 5.83mm, 너비는 4.08mm, 1,000립중은 51.08g였으며, 종자 활력은 80.0%이었다. 발아율은 명조건의 30°C, 암조건의 25°C에서 가장 높았고, 15°C에서 광조건 관계없이 발아가 억제되는 경향이었다. 돌동부 종자는 명조건에서 온도가 높아질수록 발아율이 증가하였고, T50과 평균발아일수는 단축하였으며, 발아속도는 높아지는 것으로 확인하였다. 종자 침수 온도와 기간에 따라 흡수종자와 비흡수종자를 선별하였으며, 흡수종자의 발아율(64%)은 비흡수종자(15%)와의 차이가 49%로 선별 효과가 있었다. 흡수종자의 발아율과 새싹의 생육을 비교하였을 때, 15°C의 2일 침수처리가 최적조건으로 판단된다. 침수 최적 조건을 적용하여 종자에 광질별 hydro-priming처리하였을 때 발아율은 청색광이 우수하였으며, 무처리구 대비 모든 광질에서 발아 및 초기생육이 우수하였다. 광질별 hydo-priming처리 후에 재배된 새싹 추출물은 청색광에서 항산화 함량 및 활성이 가장 우수하였으며, 적생광에서 NO 생성 억제효과가 가장 우수하였다.

키워드
생리활성
휴면
추출
플라보노이드
산화질소
폴리페놀
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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국원예학회
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 44
  • No :1
  • Pages :132-145
  • Received Date : 2024-12-24
  • Revised Date : 2025-03-30
  • Accepted Date : 2025-05-13
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20250051
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