The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of soy hydrolysate fractions on appetite suppression and ghrelin releasing. In a short-term experiment, the cumulative food intake and serum ghrelin level were decreased significantly (p<0.05) during a 4-hr period after the interperitoneal injection of soy hydrolysate fractions (0.5, 1 g/㎏ BW), following a 12-hr period of food deprivation. In a long-term experiment, food efficiency ratio (FER) was also reduced significantly (p<0.05), when soy hydrolysate fractions (0.5, 1% in drinking water) were given orally for 8 wks. Therefore, we found that soy hydrolysate fractions affected food intake through appetite and ghrelin releasing in short-term and long-term experiments. In conclusion, this study indicated that soy hydrolysate fractions would diminish the sensation of hunger by reducing the secretion of orexigenic factors such as ghrelin that send satiety signals to the brain, terminating food intake.

본 연구는 두유의 기능성을 향상시키고자 효소 가수분해 방법으로 저분자화에 따른 기능적 특성변화를 조사하였다. 두유액(SM), 두유액 가수분해물(HSM), 전두유액(WSM) 및 전두유 가수분해물(HWSM)의 일반성분은 비지 제거의 유무에 따라 성분함량 차이를 보였으나 저분자화 효소처리에 따른 변하는 거의 없었다. 색도는 대두의 비지 제거 유무에 차이를 나타내었으나 가수분해 처리에 의한 차이는 없었다. 유리당과 올리고당의 총함량은 SM이 1,389.