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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2011.40.4.557

Changes in Contents of γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) and Isoflavones in Traditional Korean Doenjang by Ripening Periods  

Jo, Seong-Jin (Division of Food Bioscience & Technology, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University)
Hong, Chung-Oui (Division of Food Bioscience & Technology, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University)
Yang, Sung-Yong (Division of Food Bioscience & Technology, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University)
Choi, Kyong-Kun (Nonghyup Food Safety Research Institute)
Kim, Hyeong-Kook (Nonghyup Food Safety Research Institute)
Yang, Hyok (SEMO Co., Ltd.)
Lee, Kwang-Won (Division of Food Bioscience & Technology, College of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Korea University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.40, no.4, 2011 , pp. 557-564 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate changes in ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and isoflavones in traditional Korean Doenjang according to ripening periods. The traditional Korean Doenjang used in this research was produced at Seowon Agricultural Cooperative in Gangwon-do Province, and samples fermented for periods of 1, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years were used. Doenjang that was not fermented after production was used as a control group. The analysis results of general constituents indicated a decreasing tendency for moisture after a momentary increase until three years of fermentation. The pH and Hunter color values of the Doenjang samples decreased overtime. In the case of amino acids, generally there were no notable differences during fermentation, but glutamic acid, the precursor of GABA, significantly decreased with fermentation. GABA content for the control group was $24.9{\pm}0.8\;mg$/kg, while the traditional Korean Doenjang fermented for 1 year contained $43.8{\pm}0.2\;mg$/kg and after 3 years it increased to $120.6{\pm}3.9\;mg$/kg. Furthermore, samples fermented for 5 and 7 years contained $569.5{\pm}3.9\;mg$/kg and $930.7{\pm}7.1\;mg$/kg, respectively, and a 10 year old specimen had 77 times more GABA than the control group, with $1,938.7{\pm}4.8\;mg$/kg. This confirmed that GABA content increased with fermentation time. There were no significant differences in the isoflavone glycosides daidzin, genistin, and glycitin, but genistein and daidzein, which are aglycones, increased along with fermentation period by the actions of enzymes and microorganisms during fermentation.
Keywords
Korean traditional Doenjang; ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA); isoflavone;
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