• Journal of Life Science
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.73-82
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• 2021

Throughout history, barley was the typical crop of the soils of Jeju Island due to its topographical features. People in Jeju eat Shindari or Dansul. Shindari or Dansul is a fermented drink of Jeju, made from the leftovers of cooked barely and nuruk of short fermentation periods. Although Makgeolli and Shindari share a similar fermentation period and materials, research on Shindari or Dansul is still in its early stages. In this study, we examined major bacterial species of Shindari or Dansul. In addition, we confirmed the antibacterial activities of an isolated strain against fish and human-harmful bacteria. Among the isolates, Firmicutes consisted of 73% and the Proteobacteria of 27%, indicating that the Firmicutes phylum was the dominant one. In addition, the Pediococcus genus and the Bacillus genus were the most prevalent consisting of 25%, followed by the Cronobacter genus (25%), the Enterococcus genus (16%), the Aneurinibacillus genus (5%), the Klebsiella genus (4%), and the Paenibacillus genus (2%). We conclude that the Lactobacillus genus predominated in Makgeolli, but the Pediococcus genus predominated in Shindari. In a study of the antibacterial activity, growth inhibition was observed for all bacteria, except for the fish disease bacterium Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida and the human-harmful bacterium Streptococcus mutans.

• Journal of Naturopathy
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.27-38
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• 2018

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether intestinal proliferation is promoted in beneficial intestinal bacteria or decreased in harmful bacteria before and after ingesting Bacillus fermentation broth (ENM) for 8 weeks in the 16 subjects. Method: Intestinal bacteria were identified by PCR amplification using specific 16S rRNA primers. Results: The Bifidobacterium gene index(%)(gi%) increased to 58.92% in the control group and 69.53% in the test group after the ingestion of ENM, but there was no significant difference. Lactobacillus gi% increased significantly (49.37% in the control and 66.43% in the test) (p<.029). Clostridium gi% was significantly decreased after treatment (83.16% in the control and 67.76% in the test) (p<.077). Bacteroides gi% increased significantly (12.58% in the control and 20.87% in the test) after ingesting (p<.095). Prevotella gi% increased significantly (7.55% in the control and 17.28% in the test) after ingesting (p<.005). After ingesting, the median bacteria increased significantly in the control (20.06%) and the test (35.88%) (p<.001). Conclusions: After ingestion of the ENM, the number of beneficial bacteria increased and the number of harmful bacteria Clostridium tended to decrease. This suggests that ingestion of the Bacillus fermented beverage ENM has an effect on the proliferation of intestinal bacteria.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.12
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• pp.1838-1842
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• 2016

Kombucha (K) is a fermented beverage made from black tea by symbiotic micro-organisms of bacteria and yeasts. To enhance bio-activities of K, we produced citrus/green tea Kombucha (CK) by adding extracts of citrus peel and green tea obtained from Jeju Island. ORAC assays showed that anti-oxidative capacity of CK increased by approximately 3-folds compared to K. We examined anti-cancer properties of extracts from citrus peel and/or green tea using 5637 human bladder cancer cells and B16F10 murine melanoma cells. Proliferation of B16F10 cells was markedly inhibited at concentrations higher than $10{\mu}L/mL$. At a concentration of $20{\mu}L/mL$, anti-cancer activities of extracts were in the order of citrus peel< green tea< combination of both. Interestingly, a combination of both extracts showed a synergistic effect on inhibition of growth of cancer cells. CK fermented with citrus peel and green tea extracts showed enhanced anti-cancer activity compared to K. Cytotoxicity of CK on RAW 264.7 murine macrophages was negligible up to $100{\mu}L/mL$. Taken together, these results indicate that citrus Kombucha is safe to be developed as a functional beverage.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Community Living Science Conference
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• 2009.09a
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• pp.85-85
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• 2009

차는 세계에서 가장 오랜 역사를 가지고 있는 음료로 건강에 대한 관심증가와 함께 음용량이 꾸준히 증가하는 추세이다. 그러나 국내 차 산업은 중국이나 일본 등에 비해 가격 품질경쟁력, 상품개발 면에서 크게 뒤떨어져 있는 실정이며, 향후 차시장도 전면적인 시장개방의 위협에 직면해 있어 차 산업의 발전을 위해서는 경쟁력 있는 수출전략과 함께 국내산업 유지를 위한 전략도 모색해야 한다. 본 연구는 차 소비자의 구매 선택속성을 분석한 것이다. 수도권에 거주하는 20세 이상 남녀 소비자를 대상으로 총 220부의 질문지를 배부하여 최종적으로 189부를 분석하였다. 전체 조사대상자는 여자가 155명(82.0%)이었으며, 연령은 20대가 29명(15.3%), 30대가 52명(27.5%), 40대가 56명(29.6%), 50대 이상은 52명(27.5%)이었다. 교육수준은 대학교졸/재가 91명(48.2%), 으로 가장 많은 비율을 차지했으며, 직업은 회사원/공무원이 59명(31.2%), 주부가 59명(31.2%)으로 가장 많은 비율을 차지했다. 월평균 소득은 200만원~300만원 미만이 57명(30.2%)으로 가장 많은 비율을 차지했다. 조사대상자의 차 소비 특성으로는 잎차와 티백, 가루차를 포함해 연평균 차 구매량이 '1~3통'이라고 응답한 사람이 73명(38.6%)으로 가장 높게 나타났고, '4~6통'이 39명(20.6%), '1통 미만'이 32명(16.9%), '6~10통'은 24명(12.7%), '10통 이상'은 21명(11.1%)으로 나타났다. 차를 마시는 장소는 '사무실이나 학교'가 100명(52.9%)으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, '집'은 83명(43.9%), '녹차전문점이나 찻집'은 6명(3.2%)으로 나타났다. 차를 마시는 상황은 '혼자 마신다'가 72명(38.1%)으로 가장 높게 나타났다. '친구와 만날 때나 사교모임 시'는 68명(36.0%), '가족과 함께 대화 시'는 31명(16.4%), '사업상대를 만날 때'는 18명(9.5%)으로 나타났다. 차를 음용하는 이유는 '편안한 대화를 하는데 도움이 되기 때문'이 65명(34.4%)으로 가장 높게 나타났고, '건강에 좋은 웰빙 음료이기 때문'은 53명(28.0%), '기호음료로서 맛과 향이 좋기 때문'은 42명(22.2%), '정신을 맑게 해주기 때문'은 21명(11.1%), '갈증해소에 좋기 때문'은 8명(4.2%)으로 나타났다. 차 구입 시 정보를 얻는 곳은 '주위사람들'이 77명(40.7%)으로 가장 높았고, '신문이나 잡지, TV 등'은 66명(34.9%), '판매원이나 시음을 통해서'는 33명(17.5%), '인터넷'이 13명(6.9%)으로 나타났다. 차소비자들이 가장 중요하게 여기는 속성은 맛(4.31)이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음이 향(4.12), 브랜드(3.84), 가격(3.76), 생산지역(3.75), 발효정도(3.72), 색(3.68), 채엽시기(3.69), 포장(3.66), 제조방법(3.56) 순으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.15 no.5 s.72
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• pp.809-818
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• 2005

The effects of fermented chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) on the concentrations of serum glucose, insulin, lipids and lipid peroxidation in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were investigated. Rats were fed a semisynthetic diet supplemented with 50 g/kg chaga mushroom powder (the CM group) and fermented chaga mushroom powder (the FCM group), and no supplemented (the control group) for 3 weeks. The polysaccharide concentrations were CM by $42.9\%$ and FCM by $ 39.1\%$, and the total polyphenol concentrations were CM by $ 0.80\%$ and FCM by $0.91\%$. Feed intakes and water consumption, serum glucose, insulin, triglyceride, and blood urea nitrogen concentrations were significantly lower in the FCM group than in both the CM and control groups. The activities of AST and ALT were also significantly lower in the FCM group than in the control group. No significant differences were detected with regard to the serum cholesterol and creatinine concentrations among the experimental groups. Lipid peroxidations in hepatic homogenate, microsomal and mitochondrial subcellular and pancreas were significantly lowered by the administration of FCM in the STZ-diabetic rats. Hepatic glutathione concentrations, which is closely associated with antioxidant system, was significantly higher in the FCM group than in the control group, indicating a marked effect of FCM administration on the endogenous antioxidant system. However, CM treatment showed a moderate antioxidative activity in the STZ-diabetic rats. Our results indicate that fermented chaga mushroom exert hypoglycemic and antioxidative effects in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.4
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• pp.624-629
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• 2014

Obesity is the leading metabolic disease in industrialized countries and is closely associated with coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the anti-adipogenic effects of two roasted coffee beans, Vietnam robusta (VR) and Ethiopia Mocha Sidamo G2 (ES), as well as fermented coffee beans with Monascus ruber (MR) mycelium on differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Treatments with 1,000 ${\mu}g/mL$ of hot water extract from coffee beans significantly reduced intracellular lipid accumulation. In addition, VR more effectively inhibited transcription factors such as $PPAR{\gamma}$, $C/EBP{\alpha}$, FAS, and aP2 compared to ES. Further, ES fermented with MR showed more effective anti-adipogenic activity than non-fermented ES. These results suggest that VR and ES inhibit adipocyte differentiation which may contribute to their anti-adipogenic properties.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.74-83
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• 2016

In order to improve the sour taste and foul odor of fermented soymilk, bacteria were isolated from kimchi and identified. Of the 89 bacterial strains isolated from kimchi, 3 isolates produced fermented soymilk with a sour taste and foul odor. The selected bacterial strains R53, R83, and R84 were identified by morphological, biochemical, and 16S rRNA analyses as Weissella koreensis. The strain R83, which produced fermented soymilk having the mildest sour taste and foul odor, was selected for further investigation and named W. koreensis KO3. The optimum culture condition for the fermentation of soymilk by W. koreensis KO3 was at $30^{\circ}C$ for 12 h. When soymilk was fermented under the optimum culture conditions, the viable cell count reached up to $8.71{\times}10^8CFU/ml$ and pH and acidity reached as low as 6.02 and as high as 0.33%, respectively. Twenty-seven amino acids and their derivatives were detected in fermented soymilk. The amounts of serine, glycine, threonine, alanine, and aspartic acid, which contribute to a sweeter taste, increased during fermentation. Orinithine, which was not detected before fermentation, increased during fermentation. Sensory evaluation showed that W. koreensis KO3-fermented soymilk has improved bean, roasted nut, and sour flavors as well as an enhanced mouthfeel, appearance, preferability, and overall acceptability compared with those of standard fermented soymilk. With further study and development, soymilk fermented by W. koreensis KO3 could serve as a health-promoting food with favorable sensory qualities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.1145-1152
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• 2009

For the utilization of Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) in the functional drink, we prepared the fermented Korean ginseng with mushroom mycelia (Ganoderma lucidum; WG-GL, Hericium erinaceum; WG-HE and Phellinus linteus; WG-PL) by solid culture. A proximate analysis showed that the fermented Korean ginseng contained significantly more crude fat (4.66$\sim$12.02%) than Korean ginseng (WG, 1.61%) whereas crude protein content of WG (13.64%) was higher value than those of the ferments (7.60$\sim$12.57%). When we also evaluated effects of the fermented Korean ginseng on the mitogenic activity, hot-water extract from WG-PL was significantly higher than those of WG or mycelia only fermentation (GL, HE and PL) as analyzed by IL-2 production (1.64-fold of the saline control) and proliferation of splenocytes (1.47-fold). In addition, the lysosomal phosphatase activity (WG-HE; 1.32-fold) and NO/TNF-$\alpha$ production (WG-HE; 2.27-fold of the saline control at 50 ${\mu}g$/mL, WG-PL; 3.56-fold, respectively) from macrophage in the presence of the fermented Korean ginseng were higher than those of WG or mycelia fermentation. These results indicate that hot-water extracts from the fermented Korean ginseng with mushroom mycelia by solid culture contain chemical ingredients different from the Korean ginseng, and that it might provide beneficial immunostimulating activity.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.95-103
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• 2010

The objective of this study was to develop a functional vinegar beverage using yacon roots, and examine the components' changes during fermentation. The alcohol fermentation was conducted by inoculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae into yacon root juice with sugars. After 10 days of fermentation at $27^{\circ}C$, yacon wine contained 13% alcohol and $7.8^{\circ}Brix$ sugar contents. The yacon wine at 5% alcohol was fermented by Acetobacter aceti(KCTC1010) with 250 rpm agitation rate at $29^{\circ}C$ for 12 days. The acidity of yacon vinegar reached 4.4% after 12 days' fermentation. Statistically (p<0.05), the amount of Acetobacter aceti, pH, alcohol, with total polyphenol content of samples decreased with acidity, whereas individual sugar contents increased. Furthermore organic acids, total sugar, phenolic acids content, total antioxidant capacity, and color were not different among the five samples. The yacon vinegar beverage was prepared with high fructose syrup through the dilution of yacon vinegar. After making the yacon vinegar beverage, the pH, acidity, total sugar, and total microbial content were examined every week over 4 weeks' storage. There were no changes in the samples during that time.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.255-260
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• 1988

The optimum conditions for lactic acid fermentation by Lactobacillus acidophilus in the media containing malt syrup, skim milk or skim milk and malt syrup were studied to develope marketable fermented beverages from barley. The optimum sugar concentration of malt syrup was $10^{\circ}$ Bx. Addition of skim milk to malt syrup enhanced bacterial growth and acid formation. The best flavor of the product was obtained from the media containing 5% skim milk and sterilized at $90^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes. Optimum temperature and pH for the formentation were $40^{\circ}C$ and 6.0, and bacterial cells grew logarithmically upto 16 hours.