Aspergillus sojae
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Aspergillus sojae is a mold species in the genus Aspergillus
.
In Japan it is used to make the ferment (Kōji
) of soy sauce, the mirin
and other lacto-fermented condiments like tsukemono
. Soy sauce
is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus sojae, along with water and salt.
Glyceollin
s, molecules belonging to the pterocarpans, are found in the soybean (Glycine max) and have been found to have an antifungal
activity against A. sojae.
Aspergillus
Aspergillus is a genus consisting of several hundred mold species found in various climates worldwide. Aspergillus was first catalogued in 1729 by the Italian priest and biologist Pier Antonio Micheli...
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In Japan it is used to make the ferment (Kōji
Koji
koji or kōji may refer to:*Koji, the common name of the fungus Aspergillus oryzae*Koji Ishikawa , picture-book author and illustrator*Koji Kondo , composer of video game music...
) of soy sauce, the mirin
Mirin
is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, consisting of 40%–50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content—14% instead of 20%. There are three general types. The first is hon mirin , which contains alcohol. The second is shio mirin, which contains...
and other lacto-fermented condiments like tsukemono
Tsukemono
are Japanese pickles. They are served with rice as okazu with drinks as an otsumami , as an accompaniment to or garnish for meals, and as a course in the kaiseki portion of a Japanese tea ceremony....
. Soy sauce
Soy sauce
Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt...
is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus sojae, along with water and salt.
Glyceollin
Glyceollin
Glyceollins are a family of prenylated pterocarpan found in ineffective types of nodule in soybean in response to symbiotic infection. They are phytoalexins with an antiestrogenic activity.Molecules found in the family are :* Glyceollin I* Glyceollin II...
s, molecules belonging to the pterocarpans, are found in the soybean (Glycine max) and have been found to have an antifungal
Antifungal
* Antifungal medication, a medication used to treat fungal infection s such as athlete's foot , ringworm, candidiasis, etc.* Antifungal protein, a protein family* an adjective referring to a fungicide compound...
activity against A. sojae.