Abstract
More than thirty kinds of sea food pickles have been eaten in Korea. Out of these salted yellow tail pickle, salted clam pickle, salted oyster pickle, and salted cuttlefish pickle were employed for the analysis of their components, identification of main fermenting microbes, and determination of enzyme characteristics concerned. Also studied was the effect of enzymic action of microbes, which are concerned with the fermenting of pickles, on the production of flavorous 5'-mononucleotides and amino acids. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Microflora observed in the pickles are: (a) Total count of viable cells after 1-2 months of pickling was found to be $10^7$ and that after 6 months decreased to $10^4$. (b) Microbial occurence in the early stage of pickling was observed to be 10-20% Micrococcus spp., 10-20% Brevibacterium spp., 0-30% Sarcina spp., 20-30% Leuconostoc spp., ca 30% Bacillus spp., 0-10% Pseudomonas spp., 0-10% Flavobacterium spp., and 0-20% yeast. (c) Following the early stage of pickling, mainly halophilic bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pediococcus halophilus and Sarcina litoralis, were found to exhibit an effect on the fermentation of pickle and their enzyme activities were in direct concern in fermentation of pickles. (d) Among the bacteria participating in the fermentation, Sarcina litoralis 8-14 and 8-16 strains were in need of high nutritional requirement and the former was grown only in the presence of purine, pyrimidine and cystine and the latter purine, pyrimidine and glutamic acid. 2. Enzyme characteristics studied in relation to the raw materials and the concerned microbes isolated are as follows: (a) A small amount of protease was found in the raw materials and 30-60% decrease in protease activity was demonstrated at 7% salt concentration. (b) Protease activity of halophilic bacteria, Bacillus subtilis 7-6, 11-1, 3-6 and 9-4 strains, in the complete media decreased by 10-30% at the 7% salt concentration and that of Sarcina litoralis 8-14 and 8-16 strains decreased by 10-20%. (c) Proteins in the raw materials were found to be hydrolyzed to yield free amino acids by protease in the fermenting microbes. (d) No accumulation of flavorous 5'-mononucleotides was demonstrated because RNA-depolymerase in the raw materials and the pickles tended to decompose RNA into nucleoside and phosphoric acid. (e) The enzyme produced in Bacillus subtilis 3-6 strain isolated from the salted clam pickles, was ascertained to be 5'-phosphodiesterase because of its ability to decompose RNA and thus accumulating 5'-mononucleotide. (f) It was demonstrated that the activity of phosphodiesterase in Bacillus subtilis 3-6 strain was enhanced by some components in the corn steep liquor and salted clam pickle. The enzyme activity was found to decrease by 10-30% and 40-60% at the salt concentration of 10% and 20%, respectively. 3. Quantitative data for free amino acids in the pickles are as follows: (a) Amounts of acidic amino acids such as glutamic and aspartic acids in salted clam pickle, were observed to be 2-10 times other pickles and it is considered that the abundance in these amino acids may contribute significantly to the specific flavor of this food. (b) Large amounts of basic amino acids such as arginine and histidine were found to occur in salted yellow tail pickle. (c) It is much interesting that in the salted cuttlefish pickle the contents of sulfur-containing amino acids were exceedingly high compared with those of others: cystine was found to be 17-130 times and methionine, 7-19 times. (d) In the salted oyster pickle a high content of some essential amino acids such as lysine, threonine, isoleucine and leucine, was demonstrated and a specific flavor of the pickle was ascribed to the sweet amino acids. Contents of alanine and glycine in the salted oyster pickle were 4 and 3-14 times as much as those of the others respectively. 4. Analytical data for 5'-mononucleotides in the pickles are as follows: (a) 5'-Adenylic acid and 3'-adenylic acid were found in large amounts in the salted yellow tail pickle and 5'-inosinic acid in lesser amount. (b) 5'-Adenylic acid, especially 3'-adenylic acid predominated in amount in the salted oyster pickle over that in the other pickles. (c) The salted cuttlefish pickle was found to contain only 5'-adenylic acid and 3'-adenylic acid. It has become evident from the above fact that clam and the invertebrate lack of adenylic deaminase and contain high content of adenylic acid. Thus, they were demonstrated to be the AMP-type. (d) 5'-Inosinic acid was contained in the salted yellow tail pickle in a significant concentration, and it might be considered to be IMP-type. 5. Comparative data for flavor with regard to the flavorous amino acids and the contents of 5'-mononucleotides are: (a) A specific flavor of salted yellow tail pickle was ascribed to the abundance in glutamic acid and aspartic acid, and to the existence of a small amount of flavorous 5'-inosinic acid. The combined effect of these components was belived to exhibit a synergistic action in producing a specific fiavor to the pickle. (b) A specific flavor of salted clam pickle has been demonstrated to be attributable to the richness in glutamic acid and aspartic acid rather than to that of 5'-mononucleotides.
우리나라에서 알려진 젓갈 30여종(餘種)에서 그중(中) 대표적(代表的)인 것으로 알려진 조기젓. 조개젓(고식(高食) 염성(鹽性)인 20%내외(內外))과 굴젓, 오징어젓(저식염성(低食鹽性)인 10%내외(內外))의 4종(種)을 시료(試料)로하여 일반성분(一般成分) 분석(分析), microflora, 주요발효미생물(主要醱酵微生物)의 동정(同定) 및 효소(酵素)의 특성(特性)을 조사(調査)하는 동시(同時)에 숙성(熟成)에 관여(關與)하는 미생물(微生物)의 효소작용(酵素作用)이 정미성(呈味性) 5’-mononucleotide 및 amino 산(酸)의 생성(生成)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사(調査)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. (1) 4종(種) 젓갈에 대(對)한 microflara를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. a) 젓갈담금 $1{\sim}2$개월(個月)의것은 생균수(生菌數) total counts가 $10^7$이었으며 담금후(後) 6개월(個月)의것은 $10^4$이였다. b) 젓 갈 담금 $1{\sim}2$개월(個月)의것은 Micrococcus 속(屬)이 $10{\sim}20%$, Brevibacterium 속(屬)이 $10{\sim}20%$, Sarcina 속(屬)이 $0{\sim}30%$, Leuconostoc 속(屬) $20{\sim}30%$, Bacillus 속(屬)이 30%내외(內外) Pseudomonas 속(屬)이 $0{\sim}10%$ Flavobacterium 속(屬)이 $0{\sim}10%$ Yeast가 $0{\sim}20%$인 분포상(分布相)을 나타냈다. c) 젓갈숙성(熟成)에 관여(關與)하는 미생물(微生物)로서 초기이후(初期以後)에는 주(主)로 내염성(耐鹽性) Bacillus subtilis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pediococcus halophilus, Sarcina litoralis 등(等)임을 동정(同定)하였고 이들의 효소활성(酵素活性)이 젓갈숙성(熟成)을 지배(支配)하는 요소(要素)임을 알 수 있었다. d) 숙성(熟成)에 관여(關與)하는 세균중(細菌中)에 Sarcina litoralis 814 및 8-16. 양균주(兩菌株)는 영양요구성(榮養要求性)이 현저(顯著)하여 전자(前者)는 purine, pyrimidine base 및 cystine 후자(後者)는 purine, pyrimidine base 및 glutamic acid가 공존(共存)하여야 생육(生育)이 가능(可能)하였다. (2) 젓갈원료(原料) 및 젓갈에서 분리(分離)한 관여미생물(關與微生物)에 대(對)하여 효소특성(酵素特性)을 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. a) 젓갈원료중(原料中)에 protease는 소량(少量) 존재(存在)하나 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 7%에서 protease 활성(活性)이 현저(顯著)하게 조해(阻害)를 받아 그 효소활성(酵素活性)의 $30{\sim}60%$나 감소(減少)하였다. b) 내염성세균(耐鹽性細菌)인 Bacillus subtilis 7-6, 11-1, 3-6 9-4 등(等) 4 균주(菌株)는 complete media에서 생성(生成)한 protease 활성(活性)은 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 7%에서 약간 조해(阻害)를 받아 활성(活性)이 $10{\sim}30%$가 감소(減少)하였고 Sarcina litoralis 8-14 및 816 양균주(兩菌株)는 동배지(同培地)에서 생성(生成)한 protease 활성(活性)은 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 7%에서 그 발효활성(醱酵活性)의 $10{\sim}20%$가 감소(減少)하였다. c) 젓갈 원료중(原料中)의 단백질(蛋白質)은 자가효소(自家酵素)에 의한것보다 주(主)로 젓갈숙성중(熟成中) 관여미생물(關與微生物)의 protease에 의(依)한 가수분해(加水分解)로 유리(遊離) amino 산(酸)이 생성(生成)됨을 알 수 있었다. d) 젓갈원료(原料) 및 젓갈의 RNA-depolymerase는 젓갈중(中) RNA를 nucleoside 및 유리인산(遊離燐酸)까지 분해(分解)하므로 정미성(呈味性) 5'-mononucleotide로서 축적(蓄積)되기 어렵다 e) 조개젓에서 분리(分離)한 Bacillus subtilis 3-6 균주(菌株)가 생성(生成)한 효소(酵素)는 RNA를 분해(分解)하여 5’-mononucleotide로 축적(蓄積)하므로 이 균주(菌株)가 생성(生成)한 RNA 분해효소(分解酵素)는 5’-phosphodiesterase임을 밝혔다. f) Bacillus subtilis 3-6 strain의 효소생성배지중(酵素生成培地中)에 corn steep liquor 0.5% 농도(濃度)로 첨가(添加)한 구(區)와 조개젓 0.5% 농도(濃度)로 첨가(添加)한 구(區)에서 5’-phosphodiesterase 생성증가(生成增加)를 보았으므로 corn steep liquor 및 조개젓 성분(成分)이 각각(各各) 5’-phosphodiesterase 생성증가제(生成增加劑)가 됨을 밝혔으며 또한 이 효소(酵素)는 10%의 식염농도(食鹽濃度)에서 활성조해(活性阻害)를 받아 $10{\sim}30%$에 해당(該當)되는 활성(活性)이 감소(減少)되었고 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 20%에서 이 효소활성(酵素活性)의 $40{\sim}60%$가 감소(減少)함을 나타냈다. 그리고 이 균주(菌株)의 5’phosphodiesterase에 의(依)하여 젓갈중(中) 5’-mononucleotides가 생성(生成)되는 것이라고 생각된다. (3) 젓갈의 유리(遊離) amino 산(酸)을 Autoanalyzer로 정량(定量)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. a) 조개젓은 산성(酸性) amino 산(酸)인 glutamic acid, asp artic acid 함량(含量)이 다른 젓갈보다 $2{\sim}10$배(倍) 정도(程度)로 현저하게 많아서 조개젓의 구수한 맛이 발현(發現)되는 것이라고 생각(生覺)된다. b) 조기젓에는 basic amino acid인 arginine, histidine함량(含量)이 다른 젓갈보다 특이(特異)하게 많았다. c) 오징어젓은 함류황(含硫黃) amino산(酸)인 cystine함량(含量)이 다른 젓갈의 $17{\sim}130$배(倍), methionine함량(含量)이 $7{\sim}17$배정도(倍程度)로 현저하게 많았다. d) 굴젓에는 필수(必須) amino 산(酸)인 lysine, threonine iso leucine, leucine 함량(含量)이 다른 젓갈보다 현저하게 많을 뿐아니라 또한 감미성(甘味性) amino 산(酸)인 alanine 함량(含量)이 다른 젓갈들보다 4배(倍), glycine 함량(含量)이 $3{\sim}14$배정도(倍程度)로 함유(含有)하고 있어 이것이 굴젓 특유(特有)의 단맛을 발현(發現)하는 것이라 생각(生覺)된다. (4) 4종(種) 젓갈에 대(對)한 5'-mononucleotide를 ion exchange column chromatography로 측정(測定)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. a) 조개젓에는 5'-adenylic acid, 3’-adenylic acid 가 많이 들어있고 5'-inosinic acid가 미량(微量)들어 있다. b) 굴젓에는 5'-adenylic acid와 3’-adenylic acid가 다른 mononucleotides보다 현저하게 많았다. c) 오징어젓에는 5'-adenylic 및 3'-adenylic acid만이 함유(含有)되어 있는데 이것은 패류(貝類)의 젓갈들과 같 이 무척추연체동물(無脊椎軟體動物)이며 이것들은 adenylic deaminase가 결여(缺如)되어 있어 mononucleotide중(中) adenylic acid의 함량(含量)이 높아 adenylic acid-type 임을 알았다. d) 조기젓 중(中)에는 5'-inosinic acid 함량(含量)이 다른젓갈보다 현저하게 많았으므로 이것은 다른 척추동물(脊椎動物)의 어육(魚肉)이나 수육(獸肉)과 같이 adenylic deaminase가 있어 5'-inosinic acid가 많은 inosinic acid-type임을 알았다. (5) 정미성(呈味性) amino 산(酸) 및 5'-mononucleotide의 조성(組成)과 함량(含量)으로 맛의 조화성(調和性)을 비교(比較)하여 보면 다음과 같다. a) 조기젓은 glutamic acid와 aspartic acid가 풍부(豊富)하고 소량(小量)의 5'-inosinic acid가 공존(共存)된 상태(狀態)이므로 정미성분조성(呈味成分組成)과 함량(含量)이 잘 조화(調和)되어 구수한 맛의 상승작용(相乘作用)이 적당(適當)하게 발현(發現)됨을 구명(究明)하였다. b) 조개젓의 맛은 정미성(呈味性) 5’-mononucleotides에서 유래(由來)되는것 보다는 현저하게 많이 들어있는 glutamic acid 및 aspartic acid에 기인됨을 알았다.