김치의 저장성과 기증성 향상을 위한 기초 연구로 서, 유기게르마늄(Ge-132)과 올리고당(프럭토)을 함유하는 배추김치의 생즙액에 3가지 젖산균으로 조합한 스타트를 첨가하여 3$0^{circ}C$에서 발효시키면서, pH, 산도, $CO_2$생성량, 환원당 및 젖산균수의 변화를 조사하였다. 게르마늄 첨가구는 박테리오신을 생산하는 SNF-13 분리 젖산균주와 E. faecium의 혼합배양(I)에서 유기산과 $CO_2$생성량이 가장 적었으며, 스타트유래의 짖산균수 증식을 촉진시켰고, 환원당 소비량은 가장 많았다. 올리고당 첨가구는 4가지의 혼합배양에서 모두 각각의 대조구 및 게르마늄 첨가구보다 훨씬 유기산 및 $CO_2$생성량이 많았으며, 김치유래의 젖산균수 증식을 촉진시켰다. 유기게르마늄은 박테리오신을 생산하거나 게르마늄 저농도에서 생육이 촉진되는 내산성의 유산균과 혼합병용하면, 김치의 기능성 증진(저장성, 생리활성)의 미네랄로서 활용가능성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.
Changes in pH, titratable acidity, CO$_2$production, reducing sugar, and lactic acid bacteria of fresh kimchi juice supplemented with combinations of 3 lactic acid bacteria and germanium(Ge)-132 or fructooligosaccharide(FO) during fermentation at 30$^{circ}C$ were investigated to assess the potential for extending the shelf life and enhancing the functional properties in kimchi. In kimchi juice containing Ge-132, sample(I) (inoculated with a mixture of bacteriocin-producing SNF-13 strain and E. faecium) exhibited that the amounts of organic acid and evolved CO$_2$gas were lower than those of the other starter samples(II-IV). The growth of lactic acid bacteria naturally present in kimchi juice, particularly Lb. plantarum and Leu. mesentroides, may be inhibited due to competition of the isolated SNF-13 strain and E. faecium by Ge-132. During fermentation of kimchi juice containing FO sugar, the contents of organic acid and evolved CO$_2$gas On juice broth with 4 starters were predominantly higher than those of control and Ge-132 groups, and then the growth of lactic acid bacteria originated from kimchi ingredients was thought to be markedly accelerated. Our results indicated that functional properties like the extension of shelf life and increase of biological activity in kimchi were enhanced by adding Ge-132 and bacterium-producing lactic acid bacterium, which were resistant to organic acid and stimulated by Ge-132.
