• 약학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.69-73
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• 1964

Cayenne pepper used traditionally as hot seasoning and for antifungal agent in "Ganjang" soy sauce in Korea. However the correlation between its component and antifungal activity has been unknown. CApsaicine is known as hot component of cayenne pepper. Antifungal activity of capsaicine in 'Ganjang' soy sauce was studied and the results are as follows; 1) In 'Ganjang' soy sauce, antifungal activity of capsaicine were strong in same degree with butyl-p-hydroxybenzoate. 2) Antifungal activity of capsaicine were intensified by the addition of sodium chloride. 3) The antifungal activity of capsaicine was increased by lower pH (pH 5.5-4.5) of 'Ganjang' soy sauce.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2017

Purpose: Physicochemical and microbiological qualities were investigated to compare quality characteristics of traditional with commercial soy sauce (Ganjang). Methods: Nineteen traditional products were collected from six provinces and three commercial products were purchased in domestic markets. The proximate composition, inorganic substance contents, viable bacteria, and chromaticity of the soy sauces were measured. Results: Although concentrations of crude fat and protein were not significantly different between traditional and commercial Ganjang, the moisture concentration of commercial soy sauce was significantly higher than in traditional Ganjang (p<0.05). However, the amount of ash in commercial soy sauce was significantly lower than in traditional Ganjang (p<0.05). Total nitrogen concentrations of traditional and commercial Ganjang were 0.50-1.59% and 0.86-1.26%, respectively. Concentrations of Na, Mg, K, Ca, Li, B, Fe, and Sr in traditional Ganjang were significantly higher than in the commercial products (p<0.05). The number of total bacteria in traditional and commercial Ganjang were $3.3{\times}10^1-6.4{\times}10^7CFU/mL$ and $5.5{\times}10^1-2.0{\times}10^3CFU/mL$, respectively. Bacillus cereus were below 10,000 CFU/mL in all samples, and Staphylococcus aureus was not detected. Fungi was not detected in 13 samples of traditional Ganjang and the three samples of commercial soy sauce. Although lightness, redness, and yellowness were not significantly different among the Ganjang, G10 was had the highest values (p<0.05). Conclusion: This research provided information about the quality characteristics of traditional and commercial Ganjang.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.577-587
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the consumption pattern and perception of traditional soy sauce and soybean paste products in male and female adults aged 19 and over in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do areas in order to promote the development of the products' industry. The survey was conducted between October 1 to October 15, 2011 among 294 male and female adults aged 19 years and over in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do areas. The gender distribution of the subjects was 33.3% males and 66.7% females. For a perception on traditional dietary life, the degree for enjoying meals with cooked rice as the staple food revealed that 32.3% of the subjects responded 'strongly agree'. The intake frequency of traditional soy sauce and soybean paste products in the subjects of the study showed that in the case of doenjang, 49.7% of the participants consumed it twice a week and 21.4% consumed it once a week. For gochujang, 59.9% consumed it twice a week and 19.0% consumed it once a week. The perception on the preparation method for traditional soy sauce and soybean paste products showed a low level for traditional soy sauce and soybean paste products. The reason for purchasing traditional foods showed that 77.6% of the subjects made purchases for convenience and 8.2% purchased it for its small package. For the subjects, the priority for purchasing traditional soy sauce and soybean paste products was as follows: in the first rank, ingredients & origin made up 33.7% and price comprised of 26.2% of the priority. Regarding satisfaction for soy sauce and soybean paste products in the market, the degree of satisfaction was high for gochujang. With regard to gender difference, female subjects showed a significantly lower satisfaction for cheonggukjang and kuk-ganjang, and a significantly higher satisfaction for chin-ganjang, compared to the male subjects. The results of the study depicted that consumer's requirement was high for traditional soy sauce and soybean paste products in the market, particularly for the safety of the products in the market. Consumer satisfaction was relatively positive yet, some efforts are needed in order to improve the quality of cheonggukjang and kuk-ganjang.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.388-395
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Although Korean fermented foods contain large amounts of salt, which is known to exacerbate health problems, these foods still have beneficial effects such as anti-hypertension, anti-cancer, and anti-colitis properties. We hypothesized that ganjang may have different effects on blood pressure compared to same concentrations of salt. MATERIALS/METHODS: Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into control (CT), NaCl (NC), and ganjang (GJ) groups and orally administered with 8% NaCl concentration for 9 weeks. The systolic blood pressure (SBP), serum chemistry, $Na^+$ and $K^+$ concentrations and renal gene expressions were measured. RESULTS: The SBP was significantly increased in the NC group compared to the GJ and CT groups. In addition, the $Na^+$ concentration in urine was higher in the GJ and NC groups than the CT group, but the urine volume was increased in the GJ group compared to the other groups. The serum renin levels were decreased in the GJ group compared to the CT group, while the serum aldosterone level was decreased in the GJ group relative to the NC group. The mRNA expression of the renin, angiotensin II type I receptor, and mineralocorticoid receptor were significantly lower in the GJ group compared to other groups. Furthermore, GJ group showed the lowest levels of genes for $Na^+$ transporter in kidney cortex such as $Na^+/K^+$ $ATPase{\alpha}1$ ($NKA{\alpha}1$), $Na^+/H^+$ exchanger 3 (NHE3), $Na^+/HCO_3{^-}$ co-exchanger (NBC), and carbonic anhydrases II (CAII). CONCLUSIONS: The decreased SBP in the GJ could be due to decreased renin and aldosterone levels in serum and increased urinary volume and excretion of $Na^+$ with its transporter gene alteration. Therefore, ganjang may have antihypertensive effect despite its high contents of salt.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2015

This study was conducted to confirm quality properties of sterilized Ganjang-gejang (marinated crab Portunus trituberculatus) with Korean soy sauce using by gamma irradiation and to improve quality of sterilized Ganjang-gejang. The Ganjang-gejang was irradiated at dose of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 kGy by gamma irradiation and there was evaluated in microbiological, physicochemical, and sensory properties. Total aerobic bacteria and fungi contents of non-irradiated samples were about 6 and 4 log CFU/g level, respectively. Gamma-irradiated samples at above 9 kGy did not contain aerobic bacteria or fungi at detection limit less than 2 log CFU/g, but sensory scores were significantly decreased depending on the irradiation dose. To improve the sensory qualities of gamma-irradiated Ganjang-gejang, the temperature was adjusted during sample irradiation. When samples were irradiated under freezing temperatures, especially on dry ice, the TBARS and the deterioration of sensory qualities of Ganjan-Gejang were reduced. Different odor patterns were observed among samples, as observed using electronic nose analysis system. The results of this study indicated that treatment with irradiation under low temperatures may help to preparing high-quality Ganjang-gejang.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1493-1501
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• 2015

A Bacillus species, EMD4, with strong antibacterial activity was isolated from ganjang (soy sauce) and identified as B. subtilis. B. subtilis EMD4 strongly inhibited the growth of B. cereus ATCC14579 and B. thuringiensis ATCC33679. The antibacterial activity was stable at pH 3-9 but inactive at pH 10 and above. The activity was fully retained after 15 min at 80℃ but reduced by 50% after 15 min at 90℃. The activity was completely destroyed by proteinase K and protease treatment, indicating its proteinaceous nature. The bacteriocin (BacEMD4) was partially purified from culture supernatant by ammonium sulfate precipitation, and Q-Sepharose and Sephadex G-50 column chromatographies. The specific activity was increased from 769.2 AU/mg protein to 8,347.8 AU/mg protein and the final yield was 12.6%. The size of BacEMD4 was determined to be 3.5 kDa by Tricine SDS-PAGE. The N-terminal amino acid sequence was similar with that of Subtilosin A. Nucleotide sequencing of the cloned gene confirmed that BacEMD4 was Subtilosin A. BacEMD4 showed bactericidal activity against B. cereus ATCC14579.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.481-489
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• 2023

콩을 주원료로 발효하여 제조되는 조미료인 간장의 맛과 품질은 발효 중 미생물의 대사에 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 개량식 간장의 초기 발효과정에서 미생물학적 특성을 분석하기 위해 본 연구원 보유 미생물을 스타터로 활용한 메주와 염수를 이용하여 간장을 제조하였으며, 5주간의 발효과정에서 발효 1주차, 3주차, 5주차 간장 시료의 16S rRNA 유전자를 정량적으로 분석하였다. 발효기간에 따른 미생물의 분포를 분석한 결과 발효 1주차 간장에서는 Halomonadaceae과 미생물이 89.83%를 차지하였으며, 3주차 간장과 5주차 간장에서는 각각 14.46%, 13.78%로 나타나 매우 유의한 수준으로 높은 것으로 나타났다. 종 수준에서 미생물 분포를 분석한 결과 발효 1주차 간장에서는 Chromohalobacter beijerinckii와 Chromohalobacter canadensis가 가장 우점하는 미생물로 나타났으나, 발효 3주차와 5주차 간장에서는 Bacillus subtilis, Pediococcus acidilactici, Enterococcus faecalis가 상대적으로 높은 비율로 우점하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 발효과정 중 우점 미생물의 분포 상관관계를 분석한 결과 Chromohalobacter는 Bacillus, Enterococcus와 음의 상관관계를 나타냈다. Beta-diversity 분석 결과 발효 1주차 간장의 미생물 군집은 발효 3주차, 5주차 간장의 미생물 군집과 통계적으로 유의한 수준의 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 발효 3주차 간장과 5주차 간장의 미생물 군집 사이에는 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 간장 발효기간별 바이오 마커를 분석하기 위해 선형 판별 효과 크기 분석을 수행한 결과 호염성 미생물, Bacillus 속 미생물, 유산균의 상대적인 풍부도가 발효기간에 따른 미생물 군집 구조 차이에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.296-302
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• 2019

간장게장은 우리나라 전통 식품 중의 하나로 생 꽃게를 세척한 후 간장소스를 첨가하고 저온에서 숙성시켜 포장하여 상업적으로 판매하고 있다. 하지만, 간장게장 제조특성 상 열처리를 하지 않기 때문에, 간장게장의 미생물학적 품질을 유지하는데 어려움이 따른다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 원물 꽃게의 초기 미생물 저감화를 위해 여러 살균세척제의 효능을 비교하고 저장 중 간장게장 제품의 미생물학적 품질을 유지하기 위해 키토산의 항균 효능을 평가하였다. 먼저, 상온에서 생 꽃게를 염소수(50 mg/L), 과초산(40 mg/L), acetic acid (5%), lactic acid(5%)에 각각 10분간 침지시켜 일반세균수를 분석하였다. 결과를 살펴보면, 여러 살균세척제 중 5% acetic acid 세척이 생 꽃게에 존재하는 일반세균수를 약 1.5 log CFU/g까지 감소시켜 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 키토산 효능을 평가하기 위해 현재 상업적으로 제조되고 있는 간장게장(방법 1; 전해수 세척), 5% acetic acid로만 세척된 꽃게(방법 2), 5% acetic acid로 세척된 꽃게에 0.5%(방법 3)와 1%(방법 4)의 수용성 키토산이 첨가된 간장으로 제조된 간장게장을 각각 $4^{\circ}C$와 $12^{\circ}C$에서 최대 30일까지 저장하면서 일반세균수, 대장균군 및 대장균수를 측정하였다. $12^{\circ}C$에서 저장된 간장게장의 일반세균 수는 7일이 지났을 때 약 8 log CFU/g까지 증가하였다. $4^{\circ}C$의 경우, 1% 키토산이 첨가된 군(방법 4)에서 20일 동안 약 2.9 log CFU/g까지만 증가한 것으로 나타나 키토산 무첨가군(방법 1과2)과 0.5% 첨가군(방법 3)(4.2~4.5 log CFU/g)에 비하여 훨씬 효과적이었다. 본 결과에 따라, 생 꽃게를 5% acetic acid로 세척한 후 간장게장에 1% 키토산을 첨가하여 냉장온도에서 저장한다면 간장게장 제품의 미생물학적 품질 향상에 큰 도움이 될 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.550-556
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• 2014

미강은 우수한 영양과 기능적 가치를 함유하고 있지만 식미를 떨어뜨리고 저장성이 매우 낮아 효과적인 활용에 어려움을 갖고 있다. 따라서 간장의 원재료인 대두와의 혼합을 통한 다양한 맛 추구와 전분 및 단백 분해력이 높은 균주를 활용해 낱알형태의 콩알메주를 제조해 총 질소 함량의 증가를 통하여 약 12개월의 간장 제조 기간을 약 1개월로 단축하고자 콩알메주와 미강을 5:5, 7:3, 9:1, 10:0의 비율로 25%의 염수에 담구고 발효하면서 특성을 비교하였다. pH의 변화는 발효 0일 평균 pH 5.82에서 2주간 발효 후 pH는 평균 6.01로 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 당도는 초기 $21{\sim}22^{\circ}Brix$에서 발효가 진행됨에 따라 제조한 간장 모두 $30{\sim}32^{\circ}Brix$로 높아졌고, 염도 또한 발효기간 중 모든 실험구에서 20% 이하로 일정 수준을 유지하며 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 총 질소의 경우 발효 2주차에 1.62%로 9:1과 10:0 비율이 가장 높은 함량을 보여주었고, 아미노태 질소 함량은 비율별 실험구에서 48.02~62.95 mg%으로 발효기간에 따라 증가 하였으며, 발효 2주 후에는 448.84~625.52 mg%를 나타냈다. 바이오제닉 아민 중 히스타민과 티라민 함량은 앞서 보고된 일반 전통간장(히스타민; 225.9 mg/kg, 티라민; 241.6 mg/kg) 및 양조간장(히스타민; 129.8 mg/kg, 티라민; 594.5 mg/kg)에 비해 본 연구에서 제조한 간장이 히스타민 35.85~72.81 mg/kg, 티라민 41.04~75.31 mg/kg으로 적게 함유되어 있는 것을 확인하였다. 총 유리아미노산 함량은 9:1의 비율의 처리구가 8,804.03 mg/kg으로 가장 높았으며, 구수한 맛을 내는 aspartic acid와 glutamic acid의 함량 역시 각각 504.25 mg/kg과 1,262.25 mg/kg으로 높았고, 단맛을 내는 serine과 alanine의 경우에도 각각 49.50 mg/kg과 518.75 mg/kg으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 최종적으로 관능평가 결과 총 질소, 아미노태 질소, 바이오제닉 아민, 총 유리아미노산 함량에서 모두 우수한 결과를 보였던 9:1의 비율로 제조한 간장의 기호도가 가장 높게 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.663-670
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• 2018

The present study focused on the production, characterization, and in vitro prebiotic evaluation of an exopolysaccharides (EPS) from Bacillus sonorensis MJM60135 isolated from ganjang (fermented soy sauce). Strain MJM60135 showed the highest production ($8.4{\pm}0.8g/l$) of EPSs compared with other isolates that were screened for EPS production based on ropy culture morphology. Furthermore, MJM60135 was cultured in 5 L of medium and the EPS was extracted by ethanol precipitation. The emulsification activity of the EPS was higher in toluene than in o-xylene. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis showed the presence of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups and glycosidic linkages. The isolated EPS contained mannose and glucose, as observed by thin-layer chromatography analysis of the EPS hydrolysate. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and pathogenic E. coli K99 and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium were tested for their growth utilizing the EPS from B. sonorensis MJM60135 as the sole carbon source for its possible use as a prebiotic. All the tested LAB exhibited growth in the EPS-supplied medium compared with glucose as carbon source, whereas the pathogenic strains did not grow in the EPS-supplied medium. These findings indicate that the EPS from B. sonorensis MJM60135 has potential application in the bioremediation of hydrocarbons and could also be used as a prebiotic.