• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.857-860
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• 2008

S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) is a bioactive material used in the treatment of depression, osteoarthritis, and liver disease. To obtain lactic acid bacteria (LAB) producing high concentrations of SAM, LAB were isolated from commercial kimchi and from prepared kimchi products that contained shrimp jeotgal (fermented salty seafood) or sand lance jeotgal or that were fermented at 5 or $10^{\circ}C$, respectively, when pH was 4.2 to 4.8 and titratable acidity 0.6 to 0.9. Among the 179 LAB strains isolated from the fermented kimchi products, the genus Leuconostoc produced the highest intracellular level of SAM (1.58 mM) and Lactobacillus produced the second highest level (up to 1.47 mM) in the strain culture. This is the first study to quantify SAM in LAB isolated from fermented kimchi prepared by a general kimchi recipe. Ultimately, the selected strains (Leuconostoc mesentroides subsp. mesenteroides/dextranicum KSK417, L. mesentroides subsp. mesenteroides/dextranicum KJM401, and Lactobacillus bifermentans QMW327) could be useful as starters to manufacture fermented foods containing high levels of SAM.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2021

The Chinese Sigyeong records the foods of the Primitive Pickling Period, pickling being a universal vegetable storage method, but does not indicate the origin of the pickled vegetables or the location of the source of transmission. Kimchi mainly used salt and sauce-based soaking materials at the beginning of the Fermented Pickling Period (beginning in the 1st to 3rd centuries A.D.), and it differed from the Chinese method, which used alcohol and vinegar. In the Umami-Flavored Pickling Period (beginning in the 14th and 15th centuries A.D.), jeotgal, fermented seafoods, were added, and pickles with a completely new identity were created, one different from any other pickles in the world. Lastly, entering the Complex Fermentation and Pickling Period (beginning in the 17th and 18th centuries), the technical process evolved using a separate special seasoning containing red pepper as the secondary immersion source after pickling in brine, the primary immersion source. As a result of this, kimchi was transformed into a food with a unique form and taste not found anywhere else. The unique characteristic of kimchi is that the composition of original materials, a combination of salted marine life and vegetable ingredients, is its core identity, and there is a methodological difference in that it is completed through a second process called saesaengchae (生菜)-chimchae (沈菜).

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.274-283
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• 2021

What is the origin of kimchi and what changes did it go through to become the kimchi of today? Also, what makes kimchi different from other pickled vegetables such as Chinese paochai, Japanese tsukemono, and Western pickles, and sauerkraut, and what is the identity of kimchi? This study is the result of thought on these fundamental questions about kimchi which is the only pickled vegetable distributed around the world that uses a fermented and ripened animal seasoning called jeotgal (salted marine life) to dramatically improve its umami taste and nutritional value, thereby securing its uniqueness. Kimchi has further evolved into a unique and high-quality pickled vegetable through the use of its specialized seasoning, adopting a composite fermentation mechanism and absorbing new ingredients such as red pepper. It is expected that this paper will invigorate the discussion on the firm establishment of the identity of kimchi and the future direction that it may take.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.235-245
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• 2024

In archaeology, the discovery of pottery is treated as an important indicator of human civilization, and the history of human development is divided according to its form and pattern. However, through the eyes of a food scientist, mankind's first bioreactor can be seen in earthenware. The oldest pieces of pottery ever discovered (before 10,000 BC) are being excavated in Northeast Asia, and the author is asserting the hypothesis that the coast of the Korea Strait of the Korean Peninsula could be a birthplace of the Primitive Pottery Culture. The use of earthenware marks the beginning of boiling culture and fermentation technology, and is the origin of the Korean people's traditional food culture including Tang and Jjigae (stew) culture and kimchi and jeotgal (fermented fish) culture. Among the three Northeast Asian countries (China, Korea, and Japan), the necessary and sufficient conditions for inferring that Korea Strait is a birthplace of primitive pottery culture. These are discussed with a focus on the unique food culture of the Korean people.

• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.148-165
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• 2020

At beginning the fermentation is naturally occurred by natural microbes. Fermentation techniques apply as two ways, one is fermentation to produce fermented foods and the other is preservation of the foods for longer time for future. They contain various biological active ingredient, like as vitamins. Microorganisms concerning fermentation are well known the functionalities. Each nations in the world have unique and distinct foods and dietary habits on their own specific cultures and accessible edible raw resources of plant or animal origins. Many countries have their unique traditional fermented foods based on their natural conditions. Korea has very famous traditional fermented foods, as Kimchi, fermented soybean products(Jang), fermented fish products(Jeotgal) and vinegar. In this review will discuss the overall fermented foods and typical Korean traditional fermented foods with functionalities, and future effort to enlarge into wide range of new industry.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권10호
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• pp.1481-1487
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• 2016

해조류의 발효가 가능하고 probiotic 특성이 우수한 유산균을 분리 선발한 후 이들의 미역과 다시마 발효능을 검토하였다. 미역 및 다시마 발효가 가능한 균주를 김치 젓갈, 된장으로부터 331 균주를 순수 분리하여 해조류 구성 다당(alginate, cellulose) 분해능, 균의 생육, 항균 활성 등을 비교 검토한 결과 4균주(stain No. 162, 164, 192, 196)가 우수하였다. 선발 균주 모두 인공위액, 인공담즙액, NaCl에 높은 생존율을 나타내었고 이들 4균주 중 No. 192가 가장 우수하였으며 Enterococcus faecium으로 동정되었다. 미역과 다시마를 이용하여 선발 유산균을 배양한 결과 No. 192 균주가 발효특성이 가장 양호하였으며, No. 162, 164, 196 균주도 양호하였다. 선발 유산균을 이용한 미역과 다시마에서 성장이 가능하였으며 발효 후 미역과 다시마 발효물의 항산화 활성이 증진되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.1626-1631
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• 2012

김치 및 젓갈류에서 probiotics의 기능을 갖는 유산균을 분리하여 발효두부 제조용 starter로 선별하여 김치양념을 이용한 발효두부 제조 가능성을 검토하였다. 분리한 60균주의 병원성균에 대한 항균활성과 인공위액 및 담즙산에 대한 내성이 우수한 균주 KL-6를 선발하였다. 최종 선발된 KL-6의 배양액의 DPPH free radical 소거능을 측정한 결과 성장에 따라 항산화 활성이 증가하였고, 16S rRNA 염기서열 분석에 의해 동정한 결과 P. acidilactici KL-6(100%)로 확인되었다. 김치 양념과 혼합한 두부(Control)와 선발유산균을 starter로 접종(2%, v/v)하여 김치 양념과 혼합한 두부(TL) 그리고 starter를 접종하여 $37^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 동안 전 발효시킨 김치 양념과 혼합한 두부(TPL)의 발효 특성을 비교하였다. pH는 발효 1주 경과 후 모든 처리구에서 감소하였고, 발효 14주에 각 처리구별 pH는 3.96(control), 3.97(TL), 4.03(TPL)이었다. 유산발효두부의 총균수는 발효 2주까지 모든 처리구에서 증가하였으며, 이후 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 유산균수의 경우 TL 및 TPL구는 발효 1주째, 대조구는 발효 2주째 $10^6$ CFU/g에 도달하였으며, 발효가 진행됨에 따라 각 처리구 공히 감소하여 발효 14주째 $10^3$ CFU/g을 나타내었다. 대장균군수의 경우 대조구는 발효 1주일째까지 관찰되었으나, TL및 TPL구는 발효 1주째부터 관찰되지 않았다. 기호성은 TL구와 TPL구가 맛, 향, 조직감, 종합적 기호도에서 대조구보다 높았으며, TPL구가 가장 우수하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.571-577
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 김치나 젓갈 등 각종 발효식품으로부터 단백질 가수분해 활성이 있는 총 108주의 분리된 유산균 중 일정 수준이상의 protease 활성을 지니는 29주를 선정하였다. 그 중 두유단백질 분해능이 가장 높은 균주 MK1을 본 연구의 발효균주로 최종 선정하였고, 생리학적 특성 및 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열등과 같은 분자유전학적 분석을 통해 Lactobacillus paracasei MK1로 동정 및 명명하였다. L. paracasei MK1을 이용하여 두유의 최적 발효산물을 제조하기 위하여 pH, 적정 산도, 생균수 및 단백질 분해 양상에 따른 최적화 연구를 실시하였다. L. paracasei MK1의 종배양액을 멸균한 두유에 2%(v/v)접종하여 발효시켰을 경우, 발효의 최적온도는 $30^{\circ}C$이었으며, 이 때의 적정산도와 pH는 발효 초기 0.15%와 pH 7.31에서 24시간 발효 후 0.98%과 pH 4.56으로 변화하였다. 생균수는 초기 6.94 log CFU/mL에서 발효 후 9.03 log CFU/mL로 증가하였다. 두유의 최적 희석배수는 50%로서 적정산도는 배양 24시간 후 0.08%에서 0.45%로 증가하였다. 최적 초기 pH는 6.0이었으며 탄소원으로 2%(w/v) glucose를 50%로 희석한 두유에 첨가하고, $30^{\circ}C$에서 두유 발효를 실시하였을 때 가장 적합한 발효 경향을 나타내었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.733-741
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• 2021

Jeju island is the largest island of South Korea, and has a relatively warm climate due to its geographical characteristics. These features have fostered development of various fermented foods distinct to Jeju island. Therefore, the functional activity of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from the Jeju region's traditional fermented foods, including Kimchi and Jeotgal was characterized in this study. Fifteen strains were isolated from 6 types of fermented food. These strains include Enterococcus spp., Lactoplantibacillus spp., and Weisella spp. Several experiments were carried out to assess functional characteristics including acid resistance, bile resistance, hemolysis, DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity, and cholesterol-lowering activity. Three isolated strains (J-4, J-6 and J-10) exhibited high acid resistance, while the other 3 isolates (J-1, J-4 and J-6) showed high bile salt resistance. The strains displayed varied DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity: 71.14-86.42% among the first 3 strains, and 50.11-75.11% among the remaining 3 strains. Cholesterol-lowering activities were in the range 15.74-82.90% for all isolated strains. In conclusion, these studies suggest that isolated LAB strains from Jeju island traditional fermented foods possess the potential for broader application in the food industry.