Anti-complementary activity of enzyme-treated traditional Korean rice wine (Makgeolli) hydrolysates

• Published in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2012-06, Vol.92 (8), p.1765-1770
• Main Authors: Bae, Song Hwan, Choi, Jang Won, Ra, Kyung Soo, Yu, Kwang-Won, Shin, Kwang-Soon, Park, Sung Sun, Suh, Hyung Joo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: anti-complementary activity; Biological and medical sciences; Cereal and baking product industries; Complement System Proteins - metabolism; Cytolase; Fermentation; Fermented food industries; Food industries; Food science; Functional Food; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Glucose; Glucose - analysis; Hexoses - analysis; Humans; Hydrolases - metabolism; Immune system; Immunologic Factors - pharmacology; Industrial Waste; lees hydrolysate; Mannose - analysis; Oryza - chemistry; Oryza - metabolism; Polysaccharides - chemistry; Polysaccharides - isolation & purification; Polysaccharides - pharmacology; Proteoglycans - isolation & purification; Proteoglycans - pharmacology; Rice; rice wine; Seeds - chemistry; Seeds - metabolism; Wine; Wines and vinegars
• ISSN: 0022-5142; 1097-0010
• DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5543

BACKGROUND: Makgeolli brewed from rice contains about 150 g kg−1 alcohol and has a fragrance as well as an acidic and sweet taste. During the brewing process, by‐products such as rice bran and brewery cake are produced. At the end of fermentation the matured mash is transferred to a filter cloth and the Makgeolli is squeezed out from the cake, leaving the lees of the mash. These by‐products have continued to increase every year, resulting in an ecological problem. It is therefore important to develop new uses for them. The objective of this study was to use the by‐products from the brewing of Makgeolli as a valuable functional food or nutraceutical. RESULTS: The anti‐complementary activities of crude polysaccharides isolated from Cytolase hydrolysates of Makgeolli lees at concentrations of 1000 and 500 µg mL−1 were 84.15 and 78.70% respectively. The activity of polysaccharide krestin (PSK) was 60.00% at 1000 µg mL−1. The active polysaccharide obtained with Cytolase comprised mainly glucose and mannose (molar ratio 1.00:0.62). CONCLUSION: Glucose‐ and mannose‐rich crude polysaccharides were isolated from the Cytolase hydrolysate of Makgeolli lees. The polysaccharides retain anti‐complementary activity to enhance the immune system as a functional food or nutraceutical. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry