우리나라에서 알려진 젓갈 30여종(餘種)에서 그중(中) 대표적(代表的)인 것으로 알려진 조기젓. 조개젓(고식(高食) 염성(鹽性)인 20%내외(內外))과 굴젓, 오징어젓(저식염성(低食鹽性)인 10%내외(內外))의 4종(種)을 시료(試料)로하여 일반성분(一般成分) 분석(分析), microflora, 주요발효미생물(主要醱酵微生物)의 동정(同定) 및 효소(酵素)의 특성(特性)을 조사(調査)하는 동시(同時)에 숙성(熟成)에 관여(關與)하는 미생물(微生物)의 효소작용(酵素作用)이 정미성(呈味性) 5’-mononucleotide 및 amino 산(酸)의 생성(生成)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사(調査)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. (1) 4종(種) 젓갈에 대(對)한 microflara를 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. a) 젓갈담금 $1{\sim}2$개월(個月)의것은 생균수(生菌數) total counts가 $10^7$이었으며 담금후(後) 6개월(個月)의것은 $10^4$이였다. b) 젓 갈 담금 $1{\sim}2$개월(個月)의것은 Micrococcus 속(屬)이 $10{\sim}20%$, Brevibacterium 속(屬)이 $10{\sim}20%$, Sarcina 속(屬)이 $0{\sim}30%$, Leuconostoc 속(屬) $20{\sim}30%$, Bacillus 속(屬)이 30%내외(內外) Pseudomonas 속(屬)이 $0{\sim}10%$ Flavobacterium 속(屬)이 $0{\sim}10%$ Yeast가 $0{\sim}20%$인 분포상(分布相)을 나타냈다. c) 젓갈숙성(熟成)에 관여(關與)하는 미생물(微生物)로서 초기이후(初期以後)에는 주(主)로 내염성(耐鹽性) Bacillus subtilis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pediococcus halophilus, Sarcina litoralis 등(等)임을 동정(同定)하였고 이들의 효소활성(酵素活性)이 젓갈숙성(熟成)을 지배(支配)하는 요소(要素)임을 알 수 있었다. d) 숙성(熟成)에 관여(關與)하는 세균중(細菌中)에 Sarcina litoralis 8­14 및 8-16. 양균주(兩菌株)는 영양요구성(榮養要求性)이 현저(顯著)하여 전자(前者)는 purine, pyrimidine base 및 cystine 후자(後者)는 purine, pyrimidine base 및 glutamic acid가 공존(共存)하여야 생육(生育)이 가능(可能)하였다. (2) 젓갈원료(原料) 및 젓갈에서 분리(分離)한 관여미생물(關與微生物)에 대(對)하여 효소특성(酵素特性)을 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. a) 젓갈원료중(原料中)에 protease는 소량(少量) 존재(存在)하나 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 7%에서 protease 활성(活性)이 현저(顯著)하게 조해(阻害)를 받아 그 효소활성(酵素活性)의 $30{\sim}60%$나 감소(減少)하였다. b) 내염성세균(耐鹽性細菌)인 Bacillus subtilis 7-6, 11-1, 3-6 9-4 등(等) 4 균주(菌株)는 complete media에서 생성(生成)한 protease 활성(活性)은 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 7%에서 약간 조해(阻害)를 받아 활성(活性)이 $10{\sim}30%$가 감소(減少)하였고 Sarcina litoralis 8-14 및 8­16 양균주(兩菌株)는 동배지(同培地)에서 생성(生成)한 protease 활성(活性)은 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 7%에서 그 발효활성(醱酵活性)의 $10{\sim}20%$가 감소(減少)하였다. c) 젓갈 원료중(原料中)의 단백질(蛋白質)은 자가효소(自家酵素)에 의한것보다 주(主)로 젓갈숙성중(熟成中) 관여미생물(關與微生物)의 protease에 의(依)한 가수분해(加水分解)로 유리(遊離) amino 산(酸)이 생성(生成)됨을 알 수 있었다. d) 젓갈원료(原料) 및 젓갈의 RNA-depolymerase는 젓갈중(中) RNA를 nucleoside 및 유리인산(遊離燐酸)까지 분해(分解)하므로 정미성(呈味性) 5'-mononucleotide로서 축적(蓄積)되기 어렵다 e) 조개젓에서 분리(分離)한 Bacillus subtilis 3-6 균주(菌株)가 생성(生成)한 효소(酵素)는 RNA를 분해(分解)하여 5’-mononucleotide로 축적(蓄積)하므로 이 균주(菌株)가 생성(生成)한 RNA 분해효소(分解酵素)는 5’-phosphodiesterase임을 밝혔다. f) Bacillus subtilis 3-6 strain의 효소생성배지중(酵素生成培地中)에 corn steep liquor 0.5% 농도(濃度)로 첨가(添加)한 구(區)와 조개젓 0.5% 농도(濃度)로 첨가(添加)한 구(區)에서 5’-phosphodiesterase 생성증가(生成增加)를 보았으므로 corn steep liquor 및 조개젓 성분(成分)이 각각(各各) 5’-phosphodiesterase 생성증가제(生成增加劑)가 됨을 밝혔으며 또한 이 효소(酵素)는 10%의 식염농도(食鹽濃度)에서 활성조해(活性阻害)를 받아 $10{\sim}30%$에 해당(該當)되는 활성(活性)이 감소(減少)되었고 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 20%에서 이 효소활성(酵素活性)의 $40{\sim}60%$가 감소(減少)함을 나타냈다. 그리고 이 균주(菌株)의 5’­phosphodiesterase에 의(依)하여 젓갈중(中) 5’-mononucleotides가 생성(生成)되는 것이..
More than thirty kinds of sea food pickles have been eaten in Korea. Out of these salted yellow tail pickle, salted clam pickle, salted oyster pickle, and salted cuttlefish pickle were employed for the analysis of their components, identification of main fermenting microbes, and determination of enzyme characteristics concerned. Also studied was the effect of enzymic action of microbes, which are concerned with the fermenting of pickles, on the production of flavorous 5'-mononucleotides and amino acids. The results are summarized as follows: 1. Microflora observed in the pickles are: (a) Total count of viable cells after 1-2 months of pickling was found to be $10^7$ and that after 6 months decreased to $10^4$. (b) Microbial occurence in the early stage of pickling was observed to be 10-20% Micrococcus spp., 10-20% Brevibacterium spp., 0-30% Sarcina spp., 20-30% Leuconostoc spp., ca 30% Bacillus spp., 0-10% Pseudomonas spp., 0-10% Flavobacterium spp., and 0-20% yeast. (c) Following the early stage of pickling, mainly halophilic bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Pediococcus halophilus and Sarcina litoralis, were found to exhibit an effect on the fermentation of pickle and their enzyme activities were in direct concern in fermentation of pickles. (d) Among the bacteria participating in the fermentation, Sarcina litoralis 8-14 and 8-16 strains were in need of high nutritional requirement and the former was grown only in the presence of purine, pyrimidine and cystine and the latter purine, pyrimidine and glutamic acid. 2. Enzyme characteristics studied in relation to the raw materials and the concerned microbes isolated are as follows: (a) A small amount of protease was found in the raw materials and 30-60% decrease in protease activity was demonstrated at 7% salt concentration. (b) Protease activity of halophilic bacteria, Bacillus subtilis 7-6, 11-1, 3-6 and 9-4 strains, in the complete media decreased by 10-30% at the 7% salt concentration and that of Sarcina litoralis 8-14 and 8-16 strains decreased by 10-20%. (c) Proteins in the raw materials were found to be hydrolyzed to yield free amino acids by protease in the fermenting microbes. (d) No accumulation of flavorous 5'-mononucleotides was demonstrated because RNA-depolymerase in the raw materials and the pickles tended to decompose RNA into nucleoside and phosphoric acid. (e) The enzyme produced in Bacillus subtilis 3-6 strain isolated from the salted clam pickles, was ascertained to be 5'-phosphodiesterase because of its ability to decompose RNA and thus accumulating 5'-mononucleotide. (f) It was demonstrated that the activity of phosphodiesterase in Bacillus subtilis 3-6 strain was enhanced by some components in the corn steep liquor and salted clam pickle. The enzyme activity was found to decrease by 10-30% and 40-60% at the salt concentration of 10% and 20%, respectively. 3. Quantitative data for free amino acids in the pickles are as follows: (a) Amounts of acidic amino acids such as glutamic and aspartic acids in salted clam pickle, were observed to be 2-10 times other pickles and it is considered that the abundance in these amino acids may contribute significantly to the specific flavor of this food. (b) Large amounts of basic amino acids such as arginine and histidine were found to occur in salted yellow tail pickle. (c) It is much interesting that in the salted cuttlefish pickle the contents of sulfur-containing amino acids were exceedingly high compared with those of others: cystine was found to be 17-130 times and methionine, 7-19 times. (d) In the salted oyster pickle a high content of some essential amino acids such as lysine, threonine, isoleucine and leucine, was demonstrated and a specific flavor of the pickle was ascribed to the sweet amino acids. Contents of alanine and glycine in the salted oyster pickle were 4 and 3-14 times as much as those of the others respectively. 4. Analytical data for 5'-mononucl..