녹변현상을 나타내는 마늘의 주요 구성성분의 함량을 건전한 마늘과 비교하였고 녹변의 진행에 관련한 몇 가지 인자의 영향에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. 마늘에 함유된 유기산 중 피르브산 및 숙신산, 아미노산 중 아르기닌, 지방산 중 리놀레산 및 리놀렌산은 녹변이 발생하는 마늘이 건전한 마늘에 비해 높은 값을 보였으며 전기영동에 의한 단백질의 양상에 있어서는 45-66.2kd 부근에서 큰 차이를 보였다. 한편 마늘의 녹변반응은 pH, 온도, 반응시간 및 에틸알콜농도에 의존성을 보였으며 pH 5.5의 완충용액에 현탁시켜 $50^{circ}C$에서 30분간 열처리시 녹변도가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다.
Differences in the major components between non-greening and greening garlic bulbs were compared, and the several factors to be affected on the greening were investigated to study on the greening phenomenon occured in garlic puree made from stored garlic bulbs. From the several chemical analyses it was found that the contents of total nitrogen and lipid were lower in the greening than in the non-greening bulb but the contents of pyruvic and succinic acid were not. The content ratio of glutamic acid to total amino acid and the composition ratios of linoleic and linolenic acid were high in the greening bulb in comparsion with the non-greening. The protein pattern of the greening bulb by SDS-PAGE was significantly differed from that of the non-greening, especially in molecular weight ranges of 45.0-66.2 Kd. From the studies on the effects of pH, temperature and duration on the development of green color in the garlic powder solution, the optimum pH for the greening was 5.5 and maximum degree of the greening in the pH adjusted solution was shown after 30 min at $50^{circ}C$.
