Table 6. Amino acid and biogenic amine contents of Cheonggukjang prepared by the mixed cultures of B. subtilis MJ226 and BA-degrading lactic acid bacteria

Biogenic amine-degrading lactic acid bacteria Amino acid contents (mg%) BA contents (mg%)
Lysine Histidine Cadaverine Histamine
Control 6.3±0.4 8.9±0.2 245.8±26.1 507.2±28.0
Lactobacillus acidophilus D11 9.4±0.6* 11.2±0.3* 230.7±14.0 493.9±13.4
Lactobacillus acidophilus D38 7.0±0.8 9.0±0.1 269.7±8.7 478.1±16.9
Lactobacillus sakei D44 8.9±0.7* 9.4±0.4 198.6±16.4* 536.1±10.5
Lactobacillus plantarum D70 10.7±0.3* 9.9±0.2* 170.3±7.7* 523.1±9.7
Lactobacillus pentosus D74 8.8±0.7* 14.3±0.5* 273.4±11.5 400.2±8.1*
Data are means±SD from triplicate determinations.
*Significantly differ (p<0.05) from the control group by Student’s t-test.