마이얄 갈색화반응의 중요한 중간생성체로 알려진 maltol, kojic acid, levulinic acid, furfural, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural(5-HMF)와 pryazine의 항산화작용을 조사하였다. 각 화합물의 작용은 이들 화합물의 0.01M의 농도로 들어있는 콩기름 기질들과 실험대조기질의 유도기간의 길이를 비교함으로써 추정하였다. 기질들은 $45.0{pm}1.0^{circ}C$에서 30일간 저장되었으며, 이들 기질의 과산화물값이 60 meq/kg oil가 되는데 소요된 시간으로써 그 기질의 유도기간으로 삼았다. 실험대조기질, kojic acid, 5-HMF, furfural, maltol, levulinic acid와 pyrazine의 유도기간은 각각 468, 592, 510, 498, 486, 450와 402시간 였었다. Kojic acid는 뚜렷한 산화방지작용을 갖고 있는 반면에 furfural와 5-HMF는 약한 작용을, maltol은 아주 약한 작용을 갖고 있었다. 한편, pryazine과 levulinic acid는 산화촉진작용을 보였었다. Pryazine은 뚜렷한 촉진작용을 보였으나, levulinic acid의 산화촉진작용은 매우 미약했었다.
An attempt was made to investigate the antioxidant activity of maltol, kojic acid, levulinic acid, furfural, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (5-HMF), and pyrazine which had been known to be important intermediates of Maillard browning reactions. The activity of these compounds was determined by comparing induction periods of soybean oil substrates containing each compound at a 0.01M level with that of a control. The induction period was arbitrarily taken as the time in hours for a substrate to reach a peroxide value of 60meq/kg oil. The substrates and control were stored at $45.0{pm}1.0^{circ}C$ for 30 days. The induction periods of the control, kojic acid, furfural, 5-HMF, maltol, levulinic acid, and pyrazine were respectively 468, 592, 510, 498, 486, 450, and 402 hours. Kojic acid demonstrated considerable antioxidant activity, whereas furfural, 5-HMF, and maltol showed weak activivity. Pyrazine and levulinic acid showed pro-oxidant activity. Although the prooxidant activity of pyrazine seemed definite, that of levulinic acid appeared very weak.
