Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Content of Rutin and Monacolin K in the Red Buckwheat Fermented with Monascus ruber

홍국균 발효 메밀에서의 rutin과 monacolin K의 함량 변화

  • Kang, Dong-Zhou (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Um, Joo-Bang (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyunggi University, Mushville Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Song-Koo (Mushville Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Hoon (Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Kyonggi University)
  • 강동주 (경기대학교 식품생물공학과) ;
  • 엄주방 (경기대학교 식품생물공학과, 머슈빌) ;
  • 이성구 (머슈빌) ;
  • 이종훈 (경기대학교 식품생물공학과)
  • Published : 2003.04.01
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Abstract

Buckwheat contains dietary rutin, a flavonol glycoside, which is able to antagonize hypertension in human and has antioxidant activity. Monacolin K, a secondary metabolite produced by fungi Monascus species, is an effective specific inhibitor of cholesterol biosynthesis. To develop functional health food, dehulled buckwheat was fermented with Manascus ruber to produce Anka, and contents of rutin and monacolin K and Anka were determined. The rutin content in dehulled buckwheat decreased slightly after germination, but increased with the growth of sprout. Growth of fungi had no influence on rutin content in dehulled buckwheat Anka, Monacolin K content in fermented dehulled buckwheat malt was lower than that in dehulled buckwheat Anka. Monacolin K content in dehulled buckwheat Anka decreased with increasing length of sprout in fermented dehulled buckwheat malt, probably due to consumption of nutrients, such as polysaccharides as carbon sources, during sprouting for growth of M. ruber.

좋은 아미노산 조성의 단백질과 높은 식이섬유 함량을 비롯한 좋은 영양조성을 가지고 있어 건강기능식품의 재료로 주목을 받고 있는 메밀에는 항산화효과, 혈압강하작용 등에 효과가 있는 것으로 알려진 rutin이라는 flavonol 배당체가 많이 함유되어 있다. 홍국의 제조에 쓰이는 Monascus속 곰팡이는 cholesterol 생합성 저해효과를 나타내는 monacolin K라는 대사산물을 생산하는 것으로 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 두가지 성분을 모두 함유한 건강기능식품의 제조를 위해 도정메밀과 발아시킨 도정메밀을 이용한 홍국을 제조하여 두가지 성분의 변화를 검토하였다. 도정메밀의 발아에 따른 rutin 함량은 초기에 약간 감소하였으나 싹의 길이에 비례하여 증가했고, 홍국균의 증식이 메밀에 함유된 rutin 함량에는 영양을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 발아시킨 도정메밀로 제조한 홍국의 monacolin K 함량은 발아시키지 않은 도정메밀에서 보다 낮게 나타났으며, 메밀 싹 길이의 증가에 따라 monacolin K 함량은 점차 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 발아시킨 메밀을 이용한 홍국의 제조에서는 발아에서 오는 탄소원 및 영양분 감소가 홍국균의 증식에 영향을 주어 monacolin K의 함량을 떨어뜨리는 것으로 추정된다.

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