김치발효에 관련된 주요젖산균의 방사선 조사, 열처리와의 병용처리에 의한 효과실험에 있어서 단독처리시 방사선 감수성 ($D_{10}$ 값)은 Lactobacillus brevis는 0.61 kGy, Lactobacillus plantarum이 0.60 kGy, Leuconostoc mesenteroides가 0.50 kGy, Pediococcus cerevisiae가 0.40 kGy, Streptococcus faecalis가 0.39 kGy였다. 가열 단독처리시 $D_{(min)}$ 값은 $50^{circ}C$에서는 9.2-15.6 이었고, $60^{circ}C$에서는 3.7-5.5 범위였다. 또한 가열과 방사선과의 병용처리로서 Streptococcus feacalis, Pediococcus cerevisiae, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus brevis 는 $50^{circ}C$에서 10-20분간 가열처리함으로써 방사선 감수성의 현저한 상승효과를 나타내었다(선량비율: 1.20-1.56범위). 이러한 결과를 김치저장에 적용하면 김치의 물성변화를 최소로 하고 낮은 방사선 조사선량으로도 김치의 저장성 연장목적을 달성할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.
The combined effects of heat treatment and ${gamma}-irradiation$ on the inactivation of major lactic acid bacteria associated with Kimchi fermentation were investigated. The radiosensitivities $(D_{10};values)$ of lactic acid bacteria in case of a single treatment of irradiation were 0.61 kGy in Lactobacillus brevis, 0.60 kGy in Lactobacillus plantarum, 0.50 kGy in Leuconostoc mesenteroides, 0.4 kGy in Pediococcus cerevisiae, 0.39 kGy in Streptococcus faecalis. The heat sensitization $(D_{min};values)$ by a single treatment of heat ranged 9.2-15.6 at $50^{circ}C$ and 3.7-5.5 at $60^{circ}C$. Synegistic effects were shown in the radiosensitivities of Streptococcus faecalis, Pediococcus cerevisiae, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Lactobacillus brevis by the combined treatment(Dose multiplying factors ranged $1.20{sim}1.56$). It seems, therefore, that the combined treatment can be applied to the radiation preservation of Kimchi, minimizing the side-effects like physical changes induced by the high dose irradiation or heat treatment.
