Table 1.
Changes in enzyme activities during Chungkookjang fermentation by using the five different soybean cultrivars

Enzyme Fermentation time (hr) Daewon Daepoong Wooram Hwangkeumol Saedanback
α-Amylase (U/g) 0 0.00±0.001)ns 2.14±1.24 7.50±12.98 0.90±0.24 0.00±0.00
48 33.33±0.10e 40.72±0.46b 37.25±0.26d 39.04±0.29c 42.54±0.08a
Protease (U/g) 0 125.37±5.66ab 122.00±2.50ab 128.27±11.14ab 114.10±15.52b 134.53±7.62a
48 195.33±11.61bc 235.33±4.02a 243.67±6.17a 179.92±12.52c 197.42±7.64b
Cellulase (U/g) 0 9.45±2.55ab 10.56±5.09ab 12.78±1.92a 8.34±2.89ab 4.45±2.55b
48 601.11±37.46b 566.67±4.41bc 646.67±18.78a 478.33±20.48d 526.67±18.03c
Means in the same row followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).