Str. diacetylactis와 Leu. cremoris를 commercial culture로부터 분리한 후 멸균된 10%(w/v) 환원 탈지유에 단독 및 혼합(1 : 1) 배양하면서 diacetyl 생성에 미치는 배양 조건에 대하여 검토하였다. 생육최적 온도는 Str. diacetylactis의 경우 $30^{circ}C$, Leu, cremoris는 $34^{circ}C$로 나타났으나, diacetyl 생성 최적 온도는 모두 $22^{circ}C$로, 2%(v/v) starter 접종시 Str. diacetylactis, Leu. cremoris 그리고 혼합 배양의 경우 diacetyl 생성량은 각각 배양 60, 48, 48시간에 2.24, 2.29, 2.21ppm으로 최대치를 보인 후 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 배지내 초기 pH는 pH 4.8에 모두 최고의 diacetyl 생성량을 보여 각각 4.32, 6.66, 7.30ppm을 나타내었다. Starter 접종량이 많아질수록 diacetyl 생성량은 증가하였지만 증가폭은 크지 않았으며 diacetyl의 전구 물질인 citrate를 sodium citrate형태로 농도별로 첨가하였을 때 0.3, 0.1, 0.1%(w/v) 첨가시에 각각 2.58, 2.54, 2.52ppm으로 최대치를 보였다. 최적 조건하에서 24시간 배양시 diacetyl 생성량은 각각 4.40, 6.59, 7.25ppm으로 나타났으며, diacetyl생성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것은 초기 pH인 것으로 밝혀졌다.
Streptococcus diacetylactis and Leuconostoc cremoris were isolated from commercial culture and the effects of culture conditions on the diacetyl production by these strains and their mixture(1:1) were investigated. Optimum temperatures and culture times for the diacetyl production by Str. diacetylactis, Leu, cremoris and their mixture were 60hr at $22^{circ}C$(diacetyl content, 2.24ppm), 48hr at $22^{circ}C$(2.29ppm) and 48hr at $22^{circ}C$ (2.21ppm), respectively Optimum initial pH for the diacetyl production by Str. diacetylactis, Leu. cremoris and the mixture were all 4.8(4.32, 6.66, 7.30ppm, respectively) and optimum sodium citrate concentrations(%, w/v) were 0.30(2.58ppm), 0.1(2.54ppm) and 0.1(2.52ppm), respectively. The diacetyl contents were gradually increased according as inoculation rates(%, w/v) were increased. The amounts of diacetyl produced under optimum conditions at 24hr incubation by Str. diacetylactis, Leu. cremoris and the mixture were 4.40, 6.59 and 7.25ppm, respectively. The most effective factor affecting diacetyl production under optimum condition was pH.
