Abstract
Individual starter culture were inoculated into liquid medium and incubated at $40^{\circ}C$ for 16 hours. Whole cell were obtained and evaluated for ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity using orthonitrophenyl-${\beta}-D-galactopyranoside$ (ONPG) as substrate. S. thermophilus had more ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity than other Lactobacilli did. To study the effect of storage temprature on enzyme activity of yoghurt, some samples of cultured yoghurt were stored under refrigeration $(4^{\circ}C)$, and the others under room temperature $(23^{\circ}C)$. At $4^{\circ}C$, yoghurt had ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity and many viable bacteria in 1 month. After 20 days, yoghurt had maximum ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity. At $23^{\circ}C$, yoghurt had ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity by 5 days. As this experiment shown ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity was ascribed to viable bacteria, especially S. thermophillus. Commercial yoghurt had lower ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity. There were considerable variations with regard to the lactose hydrolyzing capabilities of commercial yoghurt samples.
본 실험은 yoghurt와 yoghurt culture에서의 ${\beta}-galactosidase$의 활성도를 측정하였다. Liquid medium에서 자란 yoghurt culture의 ${\beta}-galactosidase$의 활성도는 S. thermophilus가 Lactobacillus에 비해 $5{\sim}10$배 높은 것으로 나타났으며 제조 yoghurt를 저장온도에 따른 차이를 실험한 결과 냉장보관$(4^{\circ}C)$시 한달 정도까지는 효소활성도와 생균수를 보전함을 볼 수 있었으나 실온저장시는 5일 정도 밖에 효소활성도와 생균수를 유지하지 못했다. 실험을 통해 ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity는 생균수와 비례함을, 특히 S. thermophilus의 생균수와 비례함을 알수 있었다. 시판 yoghurt와의 비교실험에서는 활성도와 생균수에 있어서 반정도의 수준도 못 미침을 알수 있었는데 이는 다음호에 계속될 여러 요인들에 기인함을 짐작케 한다.