pH7.0으로 조절한 2M의 AsA 용액을 $85^{circ}C$에서 25시간 갈변반응시켜서 생성된 물질 중 항산화효과를 지닌 물질을 분리하고 성질을 조사하였다. 투석내액 및 투석외액 갈변반응물질 모두 항산화성이 존재하였고 투석외액 갈변반응물질의 항산화효과가 더 크게 나타났다. 투석외액 갈변반응물질을 gel 여과하여 분리된 3가지 획분(A, B, C)중 갈변도가 가장 높고 환원력이 가장 낮은 획분(C)의 항산화효과가 가장 크게 나타났다. 항산화성이 중간정도인 획분(B)은 환원력의 세기와 갈변도가 세획분중 중간정도에 속하였고 환원력은 가장 높고 갈변도가 가장 낮은 획분(A)은 항산화효과가 가장 낮았다. UV-Visible spectrum에서 A획분과 B획분은 각각 266.1 및 257.4nm에서 최대흡광 peak를 나타냈으나 C획분은 274.8nm에서 약한 peak를 나타내었다. IR-spectrum 조사결과 A, B 및 C획분 모두 hydroxy 및 carboxylic group이 존재하였고 항산화성이 큰 B와 C분획은 carboxylic ester이었다.
Properties of the antioxidative fraction isolated from browning reaction product (BRP) that were obtained from 2 M L-ascorbic acid (AsA) solution (adjusted to pH 7.0) by heating for 25 hrs at $85^{circ}C$ were investigated. Both of dialyzable and nondialyzable fraction isolated from BRP showed antioxidative effect. Dialyzable fraction has stronger antioxidative activity than nondialyzable. Dialyzable fraction was divided into the three fractions (A, B, C) by gel filtration. Among these fractions, the fraction (A) that had the highest reducing power and lowest browning drgree had lowest antioxidative activity. The fraction (C) that had lowest reducing power and highest browning degree showed strongest antioxidative effect. In the UV-visible spectrum of these fractions, the maximum absorption wavelengths of fraction A and B were 266.1 and 257.4nm, respectively, and fraction C showed a weaker absorption peak at 274.8nm. Infrared (IR) spectrum results showed that all fractions (A, B, C) had both hydroxy and carboxylic groups, and fraction B and C had carboxylic ester group.
