• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1345-1349
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• 1998

The flavor constituents and functionality of small kingfish were studied as affected by two stage enzyme hydrolysis (TSEH). Total free amino acid contents in water extract, autolytic extract and TSEH of small kingfish were 541.3 mg%, 8,245.3 mg% and 6,636.6 mg%, respectively. Major free amino acids in TSEH were hydroxyproline, glutamic acid, proline, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine, arginine. As for nucleotides and other bases, IMP, TMAO and total creatinine were principal components in TSEH. And the major inorganic ions in TSEH were Na, K, P, Cl and $PO_{4}$. Also TSEH of small kingfish revealed very higher Angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibition effect than those of water and autolytic extract.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.125-131
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• 1997

Gulbi, salted and dried yellow corvenia, is a favorite diet food in Korea from the ancient times. A Few studies have dealt with sanitary concerns related to its products, while a number of investigators studied its taste compounds. This study attemps to establish the basic data for ensuring the safety of Gulbi. The contents of nitrate and nitrite were detected 1.2 and <0.1 mg/kg in raw sample, but their contents were detected 3.6~3.9 and 1.2~2.0 mg/kg during its processing and storage of Gulbi, respectively. TMAO contents decreased while betaine, TMA, DMA and formaldehyde increased in yellow corvenia during its processing and storage. Recovery from raw, salted, salt-dried and stored sample spiked with 10$\mu\textrm{g}$/kg for NDBA was 83.2~102.7% average 92.7%). N-nitrosamine such as NDMA, NDEA and NDPA was not detected in raw sample and drastically increased during Gulbi processing and storage. The levels of NDMA, NDEA and NDPA in Gulbi stored for 30 days were about 2.7,4.5 and 5.3 times higher than those in salted sample, respectively. Regardless of cooking methods, NDMA, NDEA and NDPA during cooking when sample were cooked using direct heating methods such as a gas and a briquet fire than when sample were cooked using indirect methods such as an microwave oven and a fried pan. Indirect cooking methods was effective to minimize the N-nitrosamine formation such as NDMA, NDEA and NDPA during cooking of Gulbi.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.35.2-72
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• 1990

N-Nitrosamines have been known to be strong carcinogens and are formed by the reaction of nitrous acid with amines. In this experiment the changes in the contents of nitrate nitrite trimethylaminoxide(TMAO) trimethylamine(TMA) and dimethylamine(DMA) during femen-tation of damsel fish were analyzed periodically and N-nitrosamines in a commercial products. N-Nitrosamines were determined by mineral oil distillation methods using gas chromatography-thermal energy anlyzer(GC-TEA) in a commerical product. Nitrate nitrite and amines were quantitate by colorimetric methods. Level of nitrate-N were gradually decreased but nitrite-n was not detected or trace. Contents of dimethlamine(DMA) and trimethlamine were mar-kedly increased while trimethylaminoxide nitrogen was decreased during the fermentation of damsel fish. The change of pH was in the ranges of 5,5-7.0 during fermentation of salted damsel fish. It was out of the optimum pH(3.0-3.4) for the formation of nitrosamine. N-Nitrosamines were not detected in salt-fermented damsel fist but much N-nitrosodimethyla-mine(NDMA) could be detected in salt-fermented damsel fish after adding 0.05M NaNo2 in the acidic condition. The identifaction of NDMA in it was confirmed by mass spectrophotometry. Nitrate decrea-sed during the fermentation of damsel fish. however nitrite was trace level and nitrosamines were not formed in its. This could be supposed that it was due to the rapid consumption of nitrite by amino acid and bacteria.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.727-733
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• 1999

Endo- and exoproteases were used to hydrolyze Alaska pollack processing scrap. In 2 stage hydrolysis, the optimal conditions by Protamex were: temperature, $45.8^{\circ}C$; pH, 6.73; enzyme concentration, 0.11%; time, 105.5 min, whereas those by Flavourzyme were: temperature, $42.0^{\circ}C$; pH, 6.54; enzyme concentration, 0.28%; time, 20.4 hrs. But, the optimal conditions of 1 stage hydrolysis by equal proportion of Protamex and Flavourzyme were: temperature, $52.9^{\circ}C$; pH, 6.3; enzyme concentration, 0.46%; time 10.9 hrs. The contents of carbohydrate and ash were higher in the 2 stage hydrolyzate than the 1 stage, while that of crude lipid was in the reverse order. There were no significant differences in the contents of moisture and crude protein between both methods. The contents of total creatine and IMP, and viable cell counts were higher in the 1 stage hydrolyzate than the 2 stage, while the contents of TMAO, TMA, and Hx was in the reverse order. But, there were no significant differences in the contents of amino-N and color between both methods. The free amino acid contents of the 1 and 2 stage hydrolyzate were 2,741.77 and 3,529.47 mg/100 mL, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.334-338
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• 1990

The approximate compositions and the taste compounds of tilapia, Oreochromis nitoticus, cultured in freshwater and seawater for six months, were analyzed. As for the approximate compositions, there were little differences in moisture and protein contents of tilapia cultured in seawater and freshwater, but somewhat higher lipids and ash than that cultured in freshwater. Also, no significant differences in the content of free amino acids, nucleoli-des, betaine, TMAO, and total creatinine were observed between both groups.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.339-345
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• 1993

To utilize effectively sardine as a material of pickled products, we investigated on processing of vinegar pickled sardine. The moisture, the crude ash and histamine contents showed a little change during vinegar pickling of salted sardine. The pH and viable cell counts decreased during vinegar pickling of salted sardine. The pickled sardine processed with vinegar seasoning solution mixed antioxidants was retarded in lipid oxidation during processing. The principal taste compounds of vinegar pickled sardine were organic acid (acetic acid), IMP and free amino acids such as histidine, lysine, glutamic acid and arginine. The vinegar pickled sardine was higher in the contents of limiting amino acids of cereal such as lysine, and 20 : 4 and polyunsaturated fatty acid such as 20 : 5 and 22 : 6 than those of other processed foods.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.30 no.10
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• pp.1510-1515
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• 2020

Trimethylamine (TMA) is a well-known off-odor compound in fish and fishery products and is a metabolic product of trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) generated by the enzymatic action of microorganisms. The off-odor is a factor that can debase the value of fish and fishery products. The present study aimed to remove TMA using lactic acid bacteria (LAB). A total of fifteen isolates exhibiting the TMA reduction efficacy were isolated from Korean traditional fermented foods. Among these isolates, five LAB isolates (Lactobacillus plantarum SKD 1 and 4; Lactobacillus paraplantarum SKD 15; Pediococcus stilesii SKD 11; P. pentosaceus SKD 14) were selected based on their high TMA reduction efficacy. In situ reduction of TMA efficacy by the LAB cell-free supernatant was evaluated using a spoiled fish sample. The results showed effective TMA reduction by our selected strains: SKD1 (45%), SKD4 (62%), SKD11 (60%), SKD14 (59%), and SKD15 (52%), respectively. This is the first study on TMA reduction by the metabolic activity of LAB and in situ reduction of TMA using cell-free supernatant of LAB. The present finding suggests an economically useful and ecofriendly approach to the reduction of TMA.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.210-219
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• 2003

To develop natural flavoring substances, optimal two stage enzyme hydrolysis conditions and flavor compounds of short-neck clam (Tapes philippinarum) enzyme hydrolysates were examined. The optimal enzyme hydrolysis conditions for two stage enzyme hydrolysate (TSEH) of short-neck clam were revealed in temperature at $55^{\circ}C$ for 4 hours digestion with alcalase at the 1st stage and 4 hours digestion at $45^{\circ}C$ with exopeptidase type neutrase at the 2nd stage. In quality tests of hot-water extracts, steam extracts and 4 kinds of enzyme hydrolysates, TSEH processing method was superior to other methods in yield, nitrogen contents, organoleptic taste such as umami intensity and inhibition of off-flavor formation, and transparency of extract. Total free amino acid contents in hot-water extract, steam extract and TSEH were 1,352.1 mg/100 g, 1,174.1 mg/100 g and 2,122.4 mg/100 g, respectively, Major free amino acids in TSEH were glutamic acid, glycine, alanine, tyrosine, phenylalanine and arginine. As for nucleotides and other bases, betaine, TMAO and creatinine were principal components in TSEH. The major inorganic ions in TSEH were Na, K, P and Cl. TSEH also revealed very higher angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibition effect $(70.7\%)$ than those of hot-water and steam extract. We conclude that TSEH from short-neck clam was more flavorable compared with the seasoning materials on the market, it could be utilized as the instant soup base and the seasoning substances for fisheries processing.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.85-96
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• 1990

Globefish, Fugu xanthopterus, known to have a severe toxin, is one of the favorite food in Korea and Japan when the toxic part is removed. In this paper, the effect of cooking on the composition of nitrogenous components in the extractives from globefish cooked investigated and the changes of the taste compounds originated from the nitrogenous components in the extractives were discussed. When the sample fish was analysed for general composition, drip amount and pH by the different methods of thawing, the method effective method was the running water thawing. Total nitrogen content in raw globefish and the frozen globefish was not different, and the nitrogen content was increased with the heat treatment. It seemed that the nitrogen content was higher in the extract from the boiled globefish than that of the steamed globefish. Taurine, lysine, glycine and alanine were occupied about 70% of the total free amino acids. Total free amino acid content was higher in the extracts from the frozen sample than those from the raw sample. The amount of free amino acids was increased when the globefish soup cooked under the direct-heat cooking than in the microwave oven-heat cooking. Among nucleotides in the extracts from the thawed and cooked fishes, IMP and inosine contents were increased, and the both components were decreased with the heating time and by the heating method. Tne content of total creatinine-nitrogen were 50% of the total nitrogen content of the extracts, but the concentration of glycinebetaine, TMA and TMAO were only a few amounts. It could be concluded that total creatinine components, including free amino acids such as taurine, lysine, glycine and alanine, and IMP might be the important components contributing to the taste of the cooked globefish.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.274-279
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• 1995

Seasonal variation of the taste components such as free amino acids, nucleotides, quarternary ammonium bases, and guanidino compounds in warty sea squirt(S. clava) were determined bimonthly from April to October for its food quality contributed in Korean seafood dishes. Fifty to sixty two percentage of the extractable nitrogen was free amino acids, and mainely it composed of taurine, proline, glutamic acid, glycine and glycinebetaine. Among the various taste component, betaine's level was somewhat higher(11~15%) and nucleotides related compounds also followed(5~8%). Most of nitrogenous compounds in the extractives reached to a maximum value in June and AMP content was relatively higher than the other nucleotides. The major organic acids were composed of succinic acid, malic acid, lactic acid and pyroglutaric acid in S. clava. The result of omission test suggested that the taste of S. clava is mainly attributed to free amino acids, betaines, nucleotides and non-volatile organic acid in order.