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Fermentation and Quality Characteristics of Cheonggukjang Fermented with Bacillus subtilis BC-P1 (Bacillus subtilis BC-P1 균주를 이용하여 제조한 청국장의 발효 및 품질 특성분석)

  • Park, Sung-Yong;Bang, Mi-Ae;Oh, Boung-Jun;Park, Jeong-Hoon;Song, Won-Seob;Choi, Kyung-Min;Choung, Eui-Su;Boo, Hee-Ock;Cho, Seung-Sik
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.49 no.3
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    • pp.262-269
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    • 2013
  • The object of this study was to improve the quality of Cheonggukjang with new starter, Bacillus subtilis BC-P1. Twenty strains were isolated from the commercial cheonggukjang and 1 Bacillus strain (BC-P1) with protease activity was selected. The 16S rRNA gene sequence revealed that the BC-P1 was closely related to B. subtilis with 99% homology. The quality characteristics of chunggukjang fermented with B. subtilis BC-P1, Bacillus nato (PC) and commercial chunggukjang (NC) were investigated. The characteristics of fermentation were determined by protease, lipase, xylanase, chitinase, and fibrinolytic activities, reducing sugar, nutrient composition and amino acid contents of cheonggukjang sample. Cheonggukjang fermented with B. subtilis BC-P1 showed the strongest fibrinolytic, xylanase, and chitinase activities. Reducung sugar contents of Cheonggukjang samples were $30.16{\pm}2.11$ mg/g (NC), $28.56{\pm}1.52$ mg/g (PC), $32.39{\pm}1.87$ mg/g (BC-P1). And their total amino acid contents were 338.99 mg% (NC), 445.19 mg% (PC), 741.35 mg% (BC-P1). These results suggested that B. subtilis BC-P1 was suitable to be used as a starter to enhance the quality and effects of cheonggukjang.

Studies on Physiological Activity of Bacillus subtilis JM-3 Isolated from Anchovy Sauce (멸치액젓으로부터 분리한 Bacillus subtilis JM-3의 생리활성기능에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Soo;Kim, Sang-Moo;Shin, Il-Shik
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.684-689
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    • 2003
  • In previous paper, we isolated the bacteria, Bacillus subtilis JM-3, with proteolytic and fibrinolytic activity for candidate microorganisms that have rapid fermenting and physiological functions from anchovy sauce. This study was carried out to search physiological functions of Bacillus subtilis JM-3, such as antimicrobial, antioxidative, antimutagenic, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition, and anticarcinogenic activity in vitro. The cell free culture of Bacillus subtilis JM-3 showed strong antibacterial activity against Listeria monocytogenes, antioxidative activity with 87% of inhibition rate against linoleic acid, 50% of antimutagenic activity against N-nitrosodimethylamine and N-nitrosomorpholine, and 88.9% of growth inhibition rate against SNU-1 cell line (stomach cancer cell of human). However, Bacillus subtilis JM-3 did not show angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition activity.

Complete genome sequence of Bacillus subtilis BS16045 isolated from Gochujang (고추장에서 분리된 Bacillus subtilis BS16045의 유전체 서열 분석)

  • Jeon, SaeBom;Heo, Jun;Uhm, Tai-Boong
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.55-57
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    • 2017
  • Bacillus subtilis BS16045 was isolated from Gochujang, a Korean red chili paste, in order to get a starter strain that can be used for preservation of the fermented foods. We report the whole genome sequence of B. subtilis BS16045, which contains 4,165,121 bp with a G+C content of 43.6%. We also confirmed the set of antibiotic genes producing surfactin, kanosamine, bacillaene, plipastatin, subtilosin A, and bacilysin, which are related to antifungal and antibacterial activities. These results indicate that B. subtilis BS16045 could be a potential starter strain for solving contamination by food-borne pathogens in the soybean products factory.

Studies on the Quality Evaluation and Metal Content of Sanitary Canned by Fermented Soybean of Bacillus starter (위생캔으로 제조한 Bacillus Starter 발효대두의 품질 평가와 금속물질 함량에 관한 연구)

  • 허윤행
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.14-20
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    • 2002
  • In order to improve the quality and sensory evaluation of Fermented Soybean(Chungkugjang meju) were investigated. The samples were prepared and fermented by the inoculation of Bacillus strains (B. subtilis, number 1, B. natto, number 2) that the product made With sanitary canned food. 1. The water content of samples was 46.75~50.60%, pH 5.35~6.95 and total acidity 3.26~3.62. 2. The reducing sugar of content for sample was 9.49~10.05%, Amino-N, 67~396mg% and the activity of protease was 0.36~1.49unit/g. 3. The heavy metals analyzed from sample cans, iron, tin and lead content of sample were 5.32~5.84ppm, 27.31~29.04ppm and 0.019~0.021ppm. 4. Therefore, results that Chungkugjang-meju manufactured from B. natto starter induced better product Quality and sensory test than that of the B. subtilis strain.

Quality Changes in Doenjang upon Fermentation with Two Different Bacillus subtilis Strains (Bacillus subtilis HJ18-9를 이용하여 제조한 콩알메주 된장의 발효숙성 중 특성)

  • Lee, Kyung-Ha;Choi, Hye-Sun;Hwang, Kyung-A;Song, Jin
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.163-170
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    • 2016
  • This study investigated the quality characteristics of doenjang prepared with different Bacillus strains (Bacillus subtilis KACC 15935 and Bacillus subtilis HJ18-9). Changes in enzyme activities (protease, cellulase, and ${\alpha}-amylase$), amino-type nitrogen and ammonia-type nitrogen contents, and reducing sugar were investigated during the fermentation period. Enzymes such as protease, cellulase, and ${\alpha}-amylase$ play important roles in the composition of nutrients, as well as in the flavor and taste of doenjang. After 60 days of fermentation, protease activities in control doenjang, and doenjang fermented with B. subtilis KACC 15935, and B. subtilis HJ18-9 increased significantly up to $382.58{\pm}4.02$, $342.58{\pm}7.94$, and $392.58{\pm}1.91unit/g$, respectively (p<0.05). At the beginning of fermentation, protease activities were in the range of 156.88~182.71 unit/g. Cellulase and ${\alpha}-amylase$ activities of doenjang in HJ18-9 were higher than those in other samples. After fermentation, amino-type nitrogen in doenjang fermented with control, B. subtilis KACC 15935, and B. subtilis HJ18-9 increased significantly up to $143.25{\pm}1.62$, $141.86{\pm}2.14$, and $150.23{\pm}1.62mg%$, respectively (p<0.05). These results suggest that B. subtilis HJ18-9 is a suitable starter for the preparation of doenjang.

Studies on Proteolytic and Fibrinolytic Activity of Bacillus subtilis JM-3 Isolated from Anchovy Sauce (멸치액젓으로부터 분리한 Bacillus subtilis JM-3의 단백질 분해활성과 혈전 용해 활성에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Soo;Kim, Sang-Moo;Park, Uk-Yeon;Kim, Hee-Yun;Shin, Il-Shik
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.283-289
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    • 2002
  • This study was performed to search for potential microorganism that has rapid fermenting and physiological function from anchovy sauce. We isolated three bacterial strains, JM-1, JM-2, and JM-3 with proteolytic and fibrinolytic activity from anchovy sauce. Among the 3 bacterial strains, JM-3 showed the strongest proteolytic and fibrinolytic activity. Bacterial strain JM-3 was gram-positive rod, motile and formed endospore. The 16S rRNA of bacterial strain JM-3 was amplified by PCR and then its sequence was determined by ABI 310 genetic analyzer. The 16S rRNA sequence of bacterial strain JM-3 was compared to BLAST DNA database and identified to Bacillus subtilis with 99% of homology. The optimum temperature, pH and NaCl concentration for growth of B. subtilis JM-3 were $40^{\circ}C$, 5.0 and 0%, respectively. The optimum temperature, pH and NaCl concentration for proteolytic and fibrinolytic enzyme production of B. subtilis JM-3 were same as optimum conditions for growth. At 20% of NaCl concentration which is common NaCl concentration of fish sauce, B. subtilis JM-3 showed about 60% of proteolytic and fibrinolytic activity of 0% NaCl concentration. From above results, we found that B. subtilis JM-3 will be able to used for starter of functional fish sauce.

Isolation of Bacillus subtilis SJ4 from Saeu (Shrimp) Jeotgal, a Korean Fermented Seafood, and Its Fibrinolytic Activity

  • Yao, Zhuang;Meng, Yu;Le, Huong Giang;Kim, Jeong A;Kim, Jeong Hwan
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.47 no.4
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    • pp.522-529
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    • 2019
  • A Bacillus strain, SJ4, exhibiting strong fibrinolytic activity was isolated from saeu (shrimp, Acetes chinensis) jeotgal, a Korean traditional fermented food and was identified as B. subtilis. The B. subtilis SJ4 strain can grow at a NaCl concentration of up to 15% (w/v). The fibrinolytic activity of B. subtilis SJ4 (152.0 U/ml) cultured in Luria-Bertani (LB) broth for 48 h at 37℃ with aeration was higher than that of B. subtilis SJ4 cultured in TSB (124.5 U/ml) under same culture conditions. The major proteins in the LB culture supernatant of B. subtilis SJ4 were analyzed by SDS-PAGE, which revealed three major bands (23, 25, and 28 kDa). The band (23 kDa) with strong fibrinolytic activity, analyzed on fibrin zymogram, was observed at 60-96 h of cultivation. The aprESJ4 gene encoding the major fibrinolytic enzyme, AprESJ4, was cloned by PCR. The aprESJ4 gene sequence exhibited high similarities with the fibrinolytic gene sequences of other Bacillus species. The amino acid sequence of AprESJ4 exhibited 98.9 and 98.4% similarity with subtilisin NAT and AprE2 of B. subtilis, respectively. Hence, B. subtilis SJ4 can be a potential starter culture for jeotgal products.

Quality characteristics of buckwheat Soksungjang manufactured by Bacillus subtilis HJ18-4 (Bacillus subtilis HJ18-4를 이용하여 제조한 메밀 속성장의 품질특성)

  • Park, Na Young;Lee, Sun Young;Kim, Ji Yeun;Choi, Hye Sun
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.699-704
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    • 2013
  • Buckwheat Soksungjang (BS) is a bealmijang manufactured with buckwheat and soybeans. We manufactured BS using Bacillus subtilis HJ18-4 (HJ18-4), which has high enzyme activities and antibacterial effects. HJ18-4 was inoculated in a different process during the BS manufacturing, which was the meju-making time (Treat 1), and the salt water time was added (Treat 2). The physiochemical and microbial characteristics of the BS were analyzed. As a result, the total aerobic counts (7~8 log CFU/mL) in the BS increased after 15 days of fermentation. Especially, Treat 1 showed higher total aerobic counts and amino-type nitrogen (65.38~202.52 mg%) than Treat 2. During the BS fermentation, the reduction of the sugar contents and the enzyme (protease and amylase) activities decreased. In the relative quantitative expression level of PlcR, Treat 1 did not show toxin gene expressions at the end of the fermentation on Day 23. Treat 1 showed suitable B. cereus physiochemical quality characteristics and inhibition effects. When the modified-form type of fermented soybean paste was manufactured with a single starter, it could not reproduce the natural fermentation quality. These results suggest that the addition of a starter (HJ18-4) in the Meju manufacturing process could enhance the quality characteristics of the manufactured BS via natural fermentation and by suppressing B. cereus.

Some Properties and Microbial Community Changes of Gul (Oyster) Jeotgal during Fermentation

  • Kim, Jeong A;Yao, Zhuang;Kim, Hyun-Jin;Kim, Jeong Hwan
    • Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.343-349
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    • 2019
  • Gul jeotgals (GJs) were prepared using solar salt aged for 3 years. One sample was fermented using starters, such as Bacillus subtilis JS2 and Tetragenococcus halophilus BS2-36 (each $10^6CFU/g$), and another sample was fermented without starters for 49 days at $10^{\circ}C$. Initial counts of bacilli and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in non-starter GJ were found to be $3.20{\times}10^2$ and $7.67{\times}10^1CFU/g$ on day 0, and increased to $1.37{\times}10^3$ and $1.64{\times}10^6CFU/g$ on day 49. Those of starter GJ were found to be $2.10{\times}10^5$ and $3.30{\times}10^7CFU/g$ on day 49, indicating the growth of starters. The pH values of GJ were $5.93{\pm}0.01$ (non-starter) and $5.92{\pm}0.01$ (starter) on day 0 and decreased to $5.78{\pm}0.01$ (non-starter) and $5.75{\pm}0.01$ (starter) on day 49. Amino-type nitrogen (ANN) production increased continuously during fermentation, and $407.19{\pm}15.85$ (non-starter) and $398.04{\pm}13.73$ (starter) mg% on day 49. Clone libraries of 16S rRNA genes were constructed from total DNA extracted from non-starter GJ on days 7, 21, and 42. Nucleotide sequences of Escherichia coli transformants harboring recombinant pGEM-T easy plasmid containing 16S rRNA gene inserts from different bacterial species were analyzed using BLAST. Uncultured bacterium was the most dominant group and Gram - bacteria such as Acidovorax sp., Afipia sp., and Variovorax sp. were the second dominant group. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (day 7), Bacillus velezensis (day 21 and 42), and Bacillus subtilis (day 42) were observed, but no lactic acid bacteria were detected. Acidovorax and Variovorax species might play some role in GJ fermentation. Further studies on these bacteria are necessary.

Quality Characteristics of the Chungkookjang Fermented by the Mixed Culture of Bacillus natto and B. licheniformis (Bacillus natto와 B. licheniformis 혼합 Starter로 제초된 청국장의 품질특성)

  • 연규춘;김동호;김정옥;육홍선;조재민;변명우
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.31 no.2
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    • pp.204-210
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    • 2002
  • The quality characteristics and sensory evaluation of chungkookjang were investigated. The samples were prepared and fermented by the inoculation of Bacillus strains; B. subtilis, B. natto and B. licheniformis as a single starter, and mixed culture of B. natto and B. licheniformis on the industrialized model system. It was shown that microbial growth, protease activity, contents of amino-and ammonia-nitrogen and contents of organic acid were higher in B. subtilis inoculated sample, and were lower in B. licheniformis inoculated one. General quality characteristics of sample inoculated by mixed culture of B. natto and B. licheniformis took a middle position between each B. natto and B. licheniformis inoculated one. Fifty eight species of odor components were identified. Ethanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, acetic acid, benzaldehyde and alkyl pyrazines were identified in all samples and most of other flavor components were strain specific. The contents of unpleasant smell components, alkyl pyrazines and benzaldehyde, were lower in B. licheniformis inoculated sample. The sensory evaluations showed that chungkookjang manufactured from mixed culture of B. natto and B.licheniformis was most acceptable. Therefore, results indicated that chungkookjang manufactured from mixed culture of B. natto and B. licheniformis induced better sensory quality than that of the control.