LACTOBACILLUS WITH ABILITY TO PRODUCE 7%. gamma-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOOD USING THE LACTOBACILLUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing γ-aminobutyric acid-rich food. SOLUTION: The food, i.e., a fermented product containing γ-aminobutyric acid is obtained by inoculating a fermentation raw material containing glutamic acid or a salt thereof with a Lactobacillus hilgardii K-3 strain (FERM P-18422) isolated from kimchi (a type of Korean pickles) and then culturing the thus isolated K-3 strain.