Table 3. Changes in amylase activity of ‘Doenjang’ during fermentation
(Unit: unit/g)

Component Fermentation time (weeks) ‘Doenjang’1)
Control T-0.5 T-1 T-2 T-3
α-Amylase 0 34.47±0.21a 33.97±0.27a 31.62±0.36ab 28.72±0.30b 27.04±0.28b
4 35.87±0.16 34.53±0.19 34.16±0.20 34.40±0.16 33.72±0.18
8 26.36±0.34bc 25.96±0.27c 26.96±0.29ab 27.02±0.25a 27.10±0.25a
12 32.51±0.42 30.79±0.40 30.26±0.35 29.78±0.38 28.26±0.36
β-Amylase (×1,000) 0 4.26±0.12a 4.01±0.15ab 3.91±0.14bc 3.74±0.14bc 3.65±0.10c
4 3.34±0.42 3.28±0.51 3.14±0.70 3.07±0.65 2.91±0.71
8 3.05±0.15 2.91±0.12 2.92±0.28 2.84±0.09 2.73±0.22
12 3.03±0.18 3.10±0.37 3.13±0.15 3.32±0.26 3.15±0.19
See the preparation of ‘Doenjang’ in Table 1.
Values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different letters in the same row are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test (p<0.05).