This study was carried out to investigate the physicochemical characteristics of cultivated cereals by Phellinus linteus mycelium. Also, we investigated the content of free sugar, organic acid, free amino acid, mineral and fatty acid of cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium. The major free sugars were determined the glucose, maltose, and fucose by HPLC. The content of total free sugars was the highest in cultivated red rice by P. linteus mycelium at 36oC. The content of fucose was the highest in cultivated red rice by P. linteus mycelium at all cultivation temperatures. The organic acids were identified oxalic acid, malic acid, citric acid, and succinic acid, as in the case of free sugar, higher contents of organic acids were observed in the cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium than control. There was no significant difference in the mineral content between the control and cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium. Sixteen kind of free amino acid were detected in cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium. And the content of total free amino acids were higher in the cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium than the control. And essential amino acids showed significantly differences between control and cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium. Fatty acids were detected with seven kinds of fatty acids, and the major fatty acid was determined the linoleic acid by GC-MS. The content of linoleic acid was higher in the cultivated cereals by P. linteus mycelium than the control.

This study was conducted to investigate the proximate composition, free sugars, amino acids, and minerals in five Lentinula edodes cultivars collected in Korea. No significant differences in the content of crude fat and crude fiber were found between the samples; however, there was significant variation in the contents of nitrogen free extract, ash, and crude protein. Three kinds of free sugars (fucose, arabinose, and glucose) were identified by HPLC, with the glucose content ranging from 5.94% to 12.08%. Sixteen kinds of free amino acids were identified: the highest content of amino acids was found in ‘Sanlim5ho’ (13,768.33 mg%), while the highest content of free amino acids was found in ‘Sanlim4ho’ (6,790.57 mg%). The minerals detected in the L. edodes cultivars were potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium, the contents of which ranged from 567.16–2,356.09 mg%, 3.85–7.42 mg%, 9.79–20.88 mg%, and 19.60–22.62 mg%, respectively.

This study aimed to provide basic evidence regarding the development of materials by analyzing the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of Streptococcus thermophilus KCCM 3782 strain-fermented Cordyceps militaris grown on Tenebrio molitor. Among the solvents tested, DPPH radical scavenging activity was the highest in the hot water-extracted sample after 30 min of extraction. Moisture content decreased, whereas crude protein and fat content increased, after lactic acid bacteria-mediated fermentation. Sodium, magnesium, calcium, and zinc contents increased, with potassium levels attaining the maximum value, whereas free amino acid content decreased after the fermentation. Among Hunter's color values, a value increased to 66.7→149.92 after fermentation, whereas the L and b values decreased to 15.79→-15.75 and 54.45→0.01, respectively. Cordycepin content assay increased from 7.02 mg% to 8.66 mg%. The DPPH free radical scavenging activity of the fermented product was 91.92 EDA%, which was higher than that of the extract (84.69 EDA%). The ABTS free radical scavenging and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were also higher in the fermented products.

In this study, we investigated the variation in free sugars, amino acids, antioxidant activity, and anti-inflammatory activity of Solanum nigrum Linne based on harvest time. Major amino acids identified by HPLC analysis were proline, histidine, and serine. The highest content of total amino acids were found in S. nigrum aerial parts and roots harvested on July 10th and August 10th. Four kinds of free sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose) were detected in S. nigrum, and the free sugar content varied significantly with harvest time. The fructose content of S. nigrum decreased with as harvest time increased. The total polyphenol content of S. nigrum was highest in those harvested on August 30th. The antioxidant activity of ethanol extract from S. nigrum collected at different harvest times were measured by DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assays. The anti-inflammatory activity of these extracts were assayed via nitric oxide suppression in C6 glioma cells with a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response. The anti-inflammatory activity and antioxidant effects were the highest in the extract from S. nigrum collected on August 30th. Good correlations were observed between antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in ethanol extract of S. nigrum roots harvested on August 30th.

유청을 막걸리 제조시 용수로 사용하기 위해 효모에 따른 유당 분해능과 ethanol 생성능력을 측정하고, 유청 첨가 비율에 따른 막걸리를 제조하여 총산, pH, 환원당, ethanol 및 관능평가 등 품질특성을 확인한 결과는 다음과 같다. 유당 분해능은 K. marxianus KCCM 35455과 K. marxianus KCCM 50700이 가장 뛰어난 유당 분해능을 보였으며, ethanol 생성능력은 K. marxianus KCCM 50700 균주의 ethanol 함량이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 유당 분해능과 ethanol 생성능이 우수했던 K. marxianus KCCM 50700의 효모를 선정하여 유청 막걸리 제조 연구를 진행하였다. 유청 첨가비율에 따른 막걸리의 발효과정 중 총산은 K. marxianus KCCM 50700으로 담금한 시료구의 경우 S. cerevisiae로 담금한 막걸리의 산도보다 비교적 낮은 경향을 보였으며, pH는K. marxianus KCCM 50700로 담금한 시료구의 경우 S. cerevisiae로 담금한 막걸리의 pH보다 비교적 높은 경향을 보였다. 환원당 함량은S. cerevisiae 시료구에서는 유청 첨가비율이 높아짐에 따라 환원당 함량이 높아졌으며, K. marxianus KCCM 50700 시료구에서는 큰 함량 차이가 나타내지 않았다. ethanol 함량 변화는K. marxianus KCCM 50700로 담금한 시료구가 S. cerevisiae로 담금한 시료구 보다 높게 나타났다. 관능평가는 향, 색, 맛 및 종합 기호도면에서 K. marxianus KCCM 50700로 담금한 유청 100% 첨가 시료구가 높은 기호도를 보였다.

흑찰미를 이용한 식초를 개발하기 위해 초산생성능이 우수한 초산균을 분리 및 동정하여 균주별로 제조한 식초의 품질특성을 확인한 결과는 다음과 같다. 초산 생성력이 우수한 균주를 선정하기 위해 초산균 분리용 평판배지에 도말하여 8종의 균주를 순수 분리하였으며, 이들 균주와 시판 균주 2종의 초산 생성능을 확인한 결과 가장 높게 나타난 시판균주 2종, 분리균주 F-1 및 H-4를 식초 발효 균주로 선정하였다. 분리균주의 종을 확인하기 위해 16S rRNA의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 분리균주 모두Acetobacter 속으로 동정되었으며, F-1 및 H-1 균주를 Acetobacter sp. F-1, Acetobacter sp. H-1으로 명명하였다. 초산균 균주를 달리하여 제조한 흑찰미식초의 산도 변화는 발효가 진행됨에 따라 발효 16일까지 꾸준히 높아지다가 일정한 산도를 유지하였으며 시료구간의 최종 산도는 FV-1 식초의 총산 함량이 7.4%로 가장 높았다. 색도의 경우 L값 75.01∼80.11, a값 3.34∼3.92, b값 12.84∼18.09 범위로 나타났다. 균주별 흑찰미식초의 주요 유기산은 acetic acid으로 나타났으며 총 유기산 함량은 HV-4, FV-1, CV-2 및 CV-1 식초 순으로 나타났다. 총 유리아미노산 함량은 분리균주 F-1 식초가 351.43 mg%으로 함량이 가장 높았으며, 균주 C-2 식초가 247.74 mg%으로 가장 낮은 함량을 보였다. 균주에 따른 흑찰미식초의 관능평가 결과는 분리균주 H-4로 제조한 식초는 전반적으로 낮은 기호도를 보였으며, 분리균주 F-1로 제조한 식초가 향, 색 및 종합기호도에서 가장 높은 기호도를 나타내었다. 이와 같은 결과를 토대로 가장 우수한 기호도를 나타낸 F-1 균주가 흑찰미식초 제조에 적합할 것으로 생각된다.