건고추의 방사선 조사 여부 판별법을 연구하고자 부위별(분말, 과피, 씨, 줄기) 전자스핀공명(ESR)을 분석한 결과, 조사시료에서는 비조사 시료에서 볼 수 없었던 cellulose radical에 의해 생성되는 한 쌍의 peak가 6 mT의 간격을 두고 signal을 보여주었다(g=2.024, 2.006, 1.987). ESR signal은 조사 선량의 증가에 따라 크기가 비례적으로 증가하였다. ESR signal은 실온 저장 12주 후에도 측정이 가능하였다. GCMS에 의해 고춧가루 지방질로부터 hydrocarbon류를 검출한 결과, 조사 시료에서는 비조사 시료에서 검출되지 않은 1-tetradecene(14:1), 1,7,10-hexadecatriene(16:3), 1,7-hexadecadiene(16:2), 1-hexadecene(16:1), 6,9-heptadecadiene (17:2), 8-heptadecene(17:1) 등의 hydrocarbon류가 검출되었고 저장 8개월까지도 검출이 가능하여 방사선 조사 marker로써의 활용가능성을 확인하였다.
Electron spin resonance (ESR) and hydrocarbon characteristics were analyzed to establish identification conditions for irradiated dried red pepper. The ESR spectroscopy for 4 different parts (powder, pericarp, seed, stem) of the samples showed that irradiated samples signaled (g=2.024, 2.006, 1.987) a pair of peaks from a cellulose radical at intervals of 6 mT, which were not found on the non-irradiated samples. The ESR signals increased in directly proportion to the irradiation doses, which were still detectable after 12 weeks of storage at room temperature. The GC-MS analysis of hydrocarbons after fat extraction and separation by florisil column chromatography revealed that hydrocarbons, such as 1-tetradecene (14:1), 1,7,10-hexadecatriene (16:3), 1,7-hexadecadiene (16:2), 1-hexadecene (16:1), 6,9-heptadecadiene (17:2), and 8-heptadecene (17:1), were detected only from the irradiated samples immediately after irradiation and 8 months of storage. They linearly increased with the dose of irradiation, suggesting them as radiation-induced markers for irradiated dried red pepper.
