본 연구에서는 복숭아 유과 씨의 품종에 따른 총 폴리페놀 함량과 항산화능, tyrosinase 저해활성 및 elastase 저해활성을 알아보고자 하였으며 폴리페놀 화합물과 총 항산화력 과의 상관관계를 비교?분석하고자 하였다. 품종별 복숭아 유과씨의 추출수율을 관찰한 결과, 몽부사에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 5.20~6.16%의 수율을 갖는 것으로 관찰되었다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 18.33~27.08 mg/g의 함량을 나타내었으며, DPPH 및 ABTS radical 소거능에서 천중도의 radical 소거능이 가장 높게 나타났다. Tyrosinase 저해활성에서는 용택골드, 천중도백도에서 높은 tyrosinase 저해능을 보였으나, elastase 저해활성에서는 마도카에서 다른 품종에 비해 유의적으로 높은 elastase 저해능을 보였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량과 항산화활성과 높은 상관관계를 가졌으며 항산화능과 tyrosinase 저해활성 또한 비교적 높은 상관관계를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과에 따라 복숭아 유과 씨는 항노화, 미백, 주름방지로 화장품 산업에서 천연 물질로 잠재적인 기능성을 가지고 있을 것으로 사료된다.
Various unripe peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) seeds, which were picked on late May, were subjected to 80% methanol extracts to investigate the antioxidant activities, whitening effects, and anti-wrinkle activities. The yield of 6 cultivars (Takinosawa Gold, Kawanakawase Hakuto, Madoka, Yumefuji, Nagasawa Hakuho, and Hong Bak) from unripe peaches were the highest on Yumefuji, followed by Madoka, Kawanakawase Hakuto, Takinosawa Gold, Hong Bak, and Nagasawa Hakuho (6.16%, 6.08%, 5.65%, 5.25%, 5.23%, and 5.20%). The content of the total polyphenol of seed extracts ranged from 18.33 to 27.08 mg/g. The antioxidant in vitro assays including the DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities were the highest with Hong Bak and Kawanakawase Hakuto. The tyrosinase inhibition activity greatly affected the Takinosawa Gold and Kawanakawase Hakuto. Compared to the elastase inhibition activity of 6 cultivars, Madoka was higher than others, while the lowest was Hong Bak. The significant correlation coefficient values were determined (more than p=0.05) between the yield, total polyphenol content, antioxidant activities, tyrosinase inhibition, and elastase inhibition activities. The results suggested that the total polyphenol content has a high positive value on the DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging activity, and tyrosinase inhibition activity. Also, the tyrosinase inhibition activity and elastase inhibition activity showed a significant correlation (r=+0.594). The ABTS inhibition activity and tyrosinase inhibition activity that is the most suitable character represented significant positive correlation (r=+0.846). This data suggested that the methanol extracts from these unripe peaches could be potential candidates for natural cosmetics.