Table 1.
Antimutagenic effect of methanol extract from wheat grain, other fermented products and Kochujang against N-methyl-N'- nitro-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG, 0.5 μ;g/assay) in Salmonella Typhimurium TA100

Treatment Concentration (mg/plate)
2.5 5
Spontaneous 122±246)
Control (MNNG) 933±76a
Wheat grain 655±74b(34)7) 624±76b(38)
FFWG1) 539±34d(49) 503±18c(53)
SFWG2) 501±18ef(53) 472± 9d(57)
FiFWG3) 511±27e(52) 457±28e(59)
RPP4) 558±31c(46) 482±41d(56)
CK5) 490± 5f(55) 405±29f(63)
First fermented wheat grains (with A. oryzae).
Second fermented wheat grains (with Z. rouxii for 7 days).
Final fermented wheat grain (more fermented for 30~40 days).
Red pepper powder.
Commercial Kochujang: H. Co.
The values are mean of 3 replicates±SD.
)The values in parentheses are the inhibition rates (%).
Means with the different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.