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Diversity, Saccharification Capacity, and Toxigenicity Analyses of Fungal Isolates in Nuruk

누룩곰팡이 분리균의 다양성 및 당화능 분석과 독소생산능 조사

  • Kim, Min Sik (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Kim, Sinil (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Ha, Byeong-Seok (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Park, Hye-Young (Fermented Food Science Division, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • BaeK, Seong-Yeol (Fermented Food Science Division, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Yeo, Soo-Hwan (Fermented Food Science Division, NAAS, RDA) ;
  • Ro, Hyeon-Su (Division of Applied Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 김민식 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부) ;
  • 김신일 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부) ;
  • 하병석 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부) ;
  • 박혜영 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농식품자원부) ;
  • 백성열 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농식품자원부) ;
  • 여수환 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농식품자원부) ;
  • 노현수 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부)
  • Received : 2014.09.08
  • Accepted : 2014.09.23
  • Published : 2014.09.30
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Abstract

Nuruk samples collected from various regions in Korea were investigated in terms of fungal contents and diversity. In measurement of colony forming unit (CFU) in Nuruk suspensions on DRBC agar, Nuruk samples MS4, MS8, and MS10 were among the highest fungal density, with $1,278.9{\pm}21.6$ (${\times}10^4$), $1,868.0{\pm}27.7$ (${\times}10^4$), and $775.1{\pm}19.2$ (${\times}10^4$) were among the samples showing the highest fungal density. CFU per 20 mg Nuruk, respectively. The majority of fungal components were yeasts, including Pichia anomala, P. kudriavzevii, Kluyveromyces marxianus, and Saccharomycopsis fibuligera, whereas Aspergillus oryzae and Rhizopus oryzae, the representative Nuruk fungi, were predominant only in the low fungal density Nuruks (MS2, MS5, and MS11). Saccharification capability of the fungal isolates was assessed by measurement of amylase activity in the culture broth. The highest amylase activity was found in A. niger and A. luchuensis, followed by S. fibuligera. A. oryzae and R. oryzae showed fair amylase activity but significantly lower than those of the three fungal species. R. oryzae was suggested to play an additional role in degradation of ${\beta}$-glucan in crop component of Nuruk since R. oryzae was the only fungus that showed ${\beta}$-glucanase activity among the fungal isolates. To confirm the safety of Nuruk, aflatoxigenicity of the isolated Aspergillus was estimated using the DNA markers norB-cypA, aflR, and omtA. All of the isolates turned out to be non-aflatoxigenic as evidenced by the deletion of gene markers, norB-cypA and aflR, and the absence of aflatoxin in the culture supernatants shown by TLC analysis.

다양한 경로를 통하여 수집된 누룩 11종에 들어 있는 효모와 곰팡이의 함량 및 다양성을 조사하였다. 누룩 현탁액을 DRBC 고체배지에서 배양한 후 고체배지상 곰팡이균들의 수를 콜로니형성단위(CFU)로 측정한 결과, MS4, MS8, MS10등 3종의 누룩에서 각각 $1,278.9{\pm}21.6$ (${\times}10^4$), $1,868.0{\pm}27.7$ (${\times}10^4$), $775.1{\pm}19.2$ (${\times}10^4$) CFU (20 mg 누룩당)로 가장 높은 곰팡이 밀도를 보였으며, 이들의 대부분은 Pichia anomala, P. kudriavzevii, Kluyveromyces marxianus 및 Saccharomycopsis fibuligera 등 효모가 차지하고 있었다. MS2, MS5, MS11등 3종의 누룩에서만 곰팡이인 Aspergillus oryzae, A. niger와 Rhizopus oryzae들이 우점균이었다. 각 곰팡이의 누룩에서의 역할을 알기 위하여, 곰팡이의 배양상등액을 취하여 amylase 및 ${\beta}$-glucanase 활성을 조사였다. Amylase 활성은 A. niger와 A. luchuensis 등 A. niger clade에 속하는 균이 가장 높았으며, 특이하게도 효모균인 S. fibuligera가 A. niger에 근접하는 amylase 활성을 보였다. A. oryzae와 R. oryzae는 당화능면에서 위 세가지 곰팡이에 비하여 뒤쳐지는 것으로 평가되었다. 한편 ${\beta}$-glucanase 활성은 주로 R. oryzae에서만 나타나서 R. oryzae가 전분의 당화 외에 곡류의 주성분 중 하나인 ${\beta}$-glucan의 분해하는 역할을 하는 것으로 추정되었다. 누룩의 안전성 평가를 위하여 분리된 Aspergillus 균들의 aflatoxin 생산능을 norB-cypA, aflR 및 omtA 유전자마커로 조사한 결과, 모든 A. oryzae 분리균들은 aflatoxin 생산능이 없는 균주들로 예측되었으며, 이는 배양액의 TLC 분석을 통해서 확인되었다.

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