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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2009.38.1.076

Changes in Allergenicity and Quality of Nuruk during Fermentation  

Lee, Hyo-Hyung (Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21 Program), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Jin-Hyeong (Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21 Program), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Ko, Yu-Jin (Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21 Program), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Park, Mi-Hwa (Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21 Program), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Jeong-Ok (Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21 Program), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
Ryu, Chung-Ho (Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21 Program), Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.38, no.1, 2009 , pp. 76-82 More about this Journal
Abstract
Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal and an important source of dietary protein worldwide. Wheat allergy, defined as an adverse immunologic reaction to wheat, encompasses a broad spectrum of disorders with different pathomechanisms and clinical manifestation. The Nuruk, a traditional Korean Koji for brewing, was made with wheat flour and fermenting microbes such as bacteria, yeast and mold. The strains grown on Nuruk secrete various enzymes as amylase and protease. By the activation of such enzymes, starch and proteins in Nuruk are hydrolyzed to sugar and amino acid. Therefore, it is supposed to reduce allergic proteins in wheat. To study quality properties and degradation degree of allergenicity in Nuruk by fermentation, we investigated the changes of general ingredients and allergenicity in Nuruk during fermentation. Moisture contents was decreased from 24.2% to 13.6% during fermentation. Crude lipid and protein contents were gradually increased during fermentation. After 15 days of fermentation, reducing sugar and total sugar contents were reached its maximum level, and they were 27.45% and 39.00%, respectively. Acid and neutral protease activity were significantly increased during fermentation, but alkaline protease activity was not detected. ${\alpha}$-amylase activity was gradually increased and showed maximum level about 2,833.00 U/g after 15 days of fermentation. Glucoamylase activity was the highest level about 497.9 U/g after 10 days of fermentation. The increase of these proteolytic and saccharogenic enzyme activities will provide efficient condition for production of rice wine. Also, protein fractions were isolated from Nuruk, and degradation of these proteins during fermentation were confirmed by SDS-PAGE. IgE immunoblotting using patient's sera with wheat allergy was performed to confirm allergenic protein in Nuruk. These results as fermentation of Nuruk will provide a useful tool for developing safer wheat products to prevent wheat allergy.
Keywords
Nuruk; SDS-PAGE; immunoblot; wheat allergy;
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