• Mycobiology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.119-122
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• 2017

Herein, nuruks derived from non-glutinous and glutinous rice inoculated with Aspergillus oryzae N159-1 (having high alpha-amylase and beta-glucosidase activities) were used to produce Korean alcoholic beverages. The resultant beverages had enhanced fruity (ethyl caproate and isoamyl alcohol) and rose (2-phenethyl acetate and phenethyl alcohol) flavors and high taste scores.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.218-224
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• 2015

Aspergillus is an important fungal genus used for the fermentation of Asian foods; this genus is referred to as koji mold in Japan and China. A. oryzae, A. sojae, and A. tamari are used in the production of miso and shoyu in Japan, but a comprehensive taxonomic study of Aspergillus isolated from Meju, a fermented soybean starting material for traditional soy sauce and soybean paste in Korea, has not been conducted. In this study, various Aspergillus species were isolated during a study of the mycobiota of Meju, and the aspergilli were identified based on phenotypic characteristics and sequencing of the ${\beta}$-tubulin gene. Most strains of Aspergillus were found to belong to the following sections: Aspergillus (n = 220), Flavi (n = 213), and Nigri (n = 54). The most commonly identified species were A. oryzae (n = 183), A. pseudoglaucus (Eurotium repens) (n = 81), A. chevalieri (E. chevalieri) (n = 62), A. montevidensis (E. amstelodami) (n = 34), A. niger (n = 21), A. tamari (n = 15), A. ruber (E. rubrum) (n = 15), A. proliferans (n = 14), and A. luchuensis (n = 14); 25 species were identified from 533 Aspergillus strains. Aspergillus strains were mainly found during the high temperature fermentation period in the later steps of Meju fermentation.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.88-92
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• 1957

With the intention to examine the Korean bean "Meju" and wine "Kokja" fundamentally we accomplished first the examination of Aspergillus Oryzae in them as follow; 1. 22 kinds of Aspergillus Oryzae were isolated from Korean bean "Meju" and wine "Kokja" 2. Microscopic and physiologic characteristics were surveyed. 3. 5 kinds of powerful moulds in amylolysation and 4 kinds of powerful moulds in proteolysation were found. 4. The moulds isolated from the bean "Meju" were superior to "Kokja's" coulds in amylolytic power and proteolytic power.

• Mycobiology
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.408-419
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• 2022

Filamentous fungi that could be classified into Aspergillus flavus/oryzae were isolated from traditionally fermented meju commercially available in Korea. The samples were analyzed for aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A contamination by HPLC; however, no toxin was detected. In addition, fungal and bacterial metagenomic sequencing were performed to analyze the microbial distribution in the samples. The results revealed that the distribution and abundance of fungi and bacteria differed considerably depending on the production regions and fermentation conditions of the meju samples. Through morphological analysis, ITS region sequencing, and assessment of the aflatoxin-producing ability, a total of 32 A. flavus/oryzae strains were identified. PCR analysis of six regions with a high mutation frequency in the aflatoxin gene cluster (AGC) revealed a total of six types of AGC breaking point patterns. The A. flavus/oryzae strains did not exhibit the high amylase activity detected in the commercial yellow koji strain (starter mold). However, their peptidase and lipase activities were generally higher than that of the koji isolates. We verified the safety of the traditionally fermented meju samples by analyzing the AGC breaking point pattern and the enzyme activities of A. flavus/oryzae strains isolated from the samples. The isolated strains could possibly be used as starter molds for soybean fermentation.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.131-135
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• 1971

1. Aspergillus oryzae의 균체에는 L-tyrosine-${\alpha}$-ketoglutaric acid transaminase와 p-hydroxyphenlypyruvic acid oxidase가 존재해 있다. 2. L-Tyrosine 산화효소는 액침배양한 Aspergillus oryzae의 acetone powder, cell free extract 및 배양액에도 존재하며 L-tyrosine은 ${\alpha}$-ketoglutaric acid의 첨가로 더욱 빨리 전환되었다. 3. ${\alpha}$-Ketoglutaric acid와 pyridoxal phosphate는 transamination의 amino기의 수용체로 생각되었다. 4. 이들 효소계는 L-tyrosine와 p-hydroxyphenlypyruvic acid를 homogentisic acid로 산화시켰다. 5. Ascorbic acid는 p-hydroxyphenlypyruvic가 homogentisic acid로 산화되는데 특별한 역할을 하는 것 같다. 6. L-Tyrosine-${\alpha}$-ketoglutaric acid transaminase와 p-hydroxyphenlypyruvic acid oxidase의 최적 pH는 각 각 pH $6.0{\sim}6.5$와 pH 7.5이었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 1983

Aspergillus oryzae 6균주(A, B, C, D, E, F 등 6개구)를 이용한 콩된장및 개량된장의 색상개량에 관한 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 제국중 protease 및 $\alpha$, $\beta$-amylase 활성은 콩된장구보다 개량된장구에서 더 높았고 전반적으로 48시간까지는 그 활성이 급격히 그리고 12시간까지는 서서히 증대되었으며, A 및 C 균주구의 활성이 높았다. 그리고 숙성중 일반성분, 단백질 화합물, pH 등의 변화에 있어서 콩된장 및 개량된장 모두 균주에 따른 차이는 없었다. 균주에 따른 숙성중의 색상변화 즉 갈변현상은 균주의 차이에 따라 그 차가 심하였고 B 및 균주구에서 완만하여 색상이 우수하였으며 개량된장보다 콩된장에서 더 갈변이 심하였다. 그리고 숙성된장의 저장중에서도 같은 경향을 보였으며 내부보다는 표면에서 더욱 심하였다. 그리고 이와같은 갈변화 현상은 효소학적 반응이 주요인으로 고려되었다. 전반적으로 Aspergillus oryzae 2157(C)균주에 의한 된장 발효는 제품의 색상 개선효과가 현저하였고 관능적 특성, 효소활성등이 우수하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.477-481
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• 1992

품질이 좋은 된장을 제조하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 재래식 된장과 Aspergillus oryzae와 Bacillus natto를 혼합한 된장을 제조해서 발효기간에 따른 대두조직의 변화를 조사한 결과 가압, 가열처리에 의하여 세포벽이 붕괴되거나 ghost 상태를 보였고 표피부와 내부의 세포질은 원형질 분리가 현저한 차이가 있으며 protease에 의한 당단백 구상체의 융합과 amylase에 의하여 전분이 분해되어 작은 공포를 보였으며 발효에 의한 균침투 과정이 시일이 경과함에 따라 표피부에서 내부로 이행되어지며 Aspergillus oryzae와 Bacillus natto 혼합 된장의 표피부와 유세포에서 점질물이 보인다. 또한 발효시간이 경과함에 따라 염색성이 나빠지고 세포벽이 다각형으로 되는데 재래식 보다는 Aspergillus oryzae와 Bacillus natto 혼합구가 현저하였다.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2014년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.25-25
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• 2014

Koji molds are comprised of yellow, black and white. Black and white koji molds were recently re-visited by this author and it is concluded that they consists of Aspergillus luchuesnsis, A. niger and A. tubingensis, and the most important species for alcoholic beverage production is A. luchuensis. In the case of yellow koji mold, it is comprised of Aspergillus oryzae, A. sojae and A. tamari. In the case of A. sojae, the species is scarcely isolated from nature and rarely used for industry in Korea. Aspergillus tamari is often isolated from traditional Korean Meju, a fermented soybean product, and the classification of the species is clear. However, in the case of A. oryzae, differentiation between A. oryzae and A. flavus is still in controversy. In this study, we collected 415 strains of Aspergillus flavus/oryzae complex from air, rice straw, soybean, corn, peanut, arable soil and Meju in Korea and we examined the aflatoxin producing capacity of the strains. The norB-cypA, omtA and aflR genes in the aflatoxin biosynthesis gene cluster were analyzed. We found that 367 strains (88.4%) belonged to non-aflatoxigenic group (Type I of norB-cypA, IB-L-B-, IC-AO, or IA-L-B- of omtA, and AO type of aflR), and only 48 strains (11.6%) belonged to aflatoxin-producible group (Type II of norB-cypA, IC-L-B+/B- or IC-L-B+ of omtA, and AF type of aflR). In the case of A. flavus/oryzae strains from Meju, almost strains (178/192, 92.7%) belonged to non-aflatoxigenic group and only 14 strains (7.3 %) belonged to aflatoxin-producible group. It is proposed in this study that non-aflatoxigenic strain from Meju is classified as A. oryzae, considering that Meju is food material.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.988-998
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• 2015

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae is a well-known expression host used to express homologous and heterologous proteins in a number of industrial applications. To facilitate higher yields of proteins of interest, we constructed the pAsOP vector to express heterologous proteins in A. oryzae. pAsOP carries a selectable marker, pyrG, derived from Aspergillus nidulans, and a strong promoter and a terminator of the amyB gene derived from A. oryzae. pAsOP transformed A. oryzae efficiently via the PEG-CaCl₂-mediated transformation method. As proof of concept, green fluorescent protein (GFP) was successfully expressed in A. oryzae transformed by pAsOP-GFP. Additionally, we identified a novel fungal α-amylase (PcAmy) gene from Penicillium sp. and cloned the gene into the vector. After transformation by pAsOPPcAmy, the α-amylase PcAmy from Penicillium sp. was successfully expressed in a heterologous host system for the first time. The α-amylase activity in the A. oryzae transformant was increased by 62.3% compared with the untransformed A. oryzae control. The PcAmy protein produced in the system had an optimum pH of 5.0 and optimum temperature of 30^oC. As a cold-adapted enzyme, PcAmy shows potential value in industrial applications because of its high catalytic activity at low temperature. Furthermore, the expression vector reported in this study provides promising utility for further scientific research and biotechnological applications.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.345-350
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• 1987

Aspergillus oryzae, Bacillus natto 및 Bacillus substilis균을 접종후 원형으로 성형시킨 메주와 재래식 메주로 된장을 담금하여 숙성 된장의 유리아미노산, 유리당, 유기산을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 아미노태질소는 Aspergillus oryzae구가 경시적으로 타시험구보다 월등히 높았다. 20일 숙성시 된장의 유리아미노산으로 Aspergillus oryzae구에서 Glu., Phe., Leu. 이, Aspergillus oryzae구에서 Glu., Leu., Cys. 이, Aspergillus oryzae구에서 Tyr. Ata., Gly. 이, 재래식 메주구의 된장에서 Leu., Ileu., Ser. 이 각각 양적으로 많은 비율을 차지하였다. 90일 숙성 된장에서는 시험구모두 Glu., Asp., Lys., Phe. 이 양적으로 많았다. 90일 숙성된장의 유리당으로 glucose, fructose, sucrose, rhamnose, maltose가 검출되었다. 이중 glucose가 $0.46{\sim}2.66%$로 함량이 가장 높았고 타유리당은 0.35% 미만이었다. 총유리당 함량은 Bacillus natto 구의 된장이 다소 높았다. 유기산으로 citric, lactic, malic, acetic, oxalic acid가 동정되었고 양적으로는 lactic acid가 현저히 많았으며 다음이 citric acid였다. Lactic acid는 Aspergillus oryzae 메주구의 된장에서, citric acid는 재래식 메주구의 된장에서 각각 함량이 높았다.