RESEARCH ARTICLE
Increasing the Production of Nattokinase and Vitamin K2 in Natto with Dipicolinic Acid
Hiroyuki Sumi*, Shiori Ikeda, Tadanori Ohsugi
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2009Volume: 3
First Page: 10
Last Page: 14
Publisher Id: TOFSJ-3-10
DOI: 10.2174/1874256400903010010
Article History:
Received Date: 17/7/2008Revision Received Date: 25/11/2008
Acceptance Date: 5/12/2008
Electronic publication date: 2/4/2009
Collection year: 2009
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Abstract
It was found that when dipicolinic acid is added to the culture solution of Bacillus subtilis natto, the area of fibrin dissolved by nattokinase (standard fibrin plate) and the amidase activity of nattokinase against Suc-Ala-Ala-Pro-PhepNA increased. For example, when manufacturing natto using steamed soybeans, the addition of 10-64 mM of dipicolinic acid increases amidase activity by more than 10 times.
The concentration of vitamin K2 (menaquinone-7) also increased by about 4 times with the addition of 10 mM of dipicolinic acid. No other food contains such a high concentration of vitamin K2. The results were the same for the shaking culture as well as for the stationary culture. If the concentration of dipicolinic acid is appropriately controlled, a product with excellent levels for both nattokinase activity and vitamin K2 concentration could be manufactured.