Abstract

The volatile components, normal hydrocarbons, organic acids, and nonvolatile fatty acids in the various parts of Luffa cylindrica(L.) Roemer(sponge-gourd) were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. More than 150 volatile components were separated and thirty seven components were identified and quantified. The contents of essential oil were 0.05%, 0.05%, and 0.08% on a dried weight base in leaves, stem, and seeds respectively. Fruit juice and sap contained 0.06% and 0.03% oil on the fresh weight base. Twenty six components of normal hydrocarbons in leaves, stem, seed, and unripe fruit were separated, identified, and quantified. The total concentrations of the hydrocarbons were $75.5\;{\mu}g/g$ in leaf, $52.0\;{\mu}g/g$ in stem, $46.6\;{\mu}g/g$ in fruit juice, and $32.8\;{\mu}g/g$ in seed fractions. The major hydrocarbons in leaves, stem, and fruit juice were $nC_{25}$, $nC_{27}$, $nC_{29}$, and $nC_{31}$, $nC_{16}$, $nC_{17}$, $nC_{18}$, and $nC_{19}$ were abundant in seeds mainly. The concentration of malonic acid among the five organic acids was highest in leaves, stem, and flowers. Unripe fruit contained 24.5 mg/g of the five organic acids and malic and citric acids were higher. The concentrations of palmitic, linoleic, and linolenic acids were higher concentration in the various parts of sponge-gourd and palmitic acid was distributed in the most parts. The concentrations of organic and fatty acids in the sap were negligible.

관행법에 의해 재배된 수세미외의 잎, 줄기, 미숙과즙, 종실, 수액 등 각 부위에 함유된 휘발성 정유성분, 탄화수소, 유기산 및 비휘발성 지방산을 추출, 분리하였다. 150여개의 분리성분중 37개 정유 성분을 확인한 후 각 부위별로 정량하였다. 또한, 26종의 탄화수소, 5종의 유기산 및 6종의 지방산도 분리정량하여 부위별 분포와 함량을 비교하였다.

Keywords

• Luffa cylindrica;
• sponge-gourd;
• volatile components;
• hydrocarbons;
• organic and fatty acids