눈꽃동충하초(Paecilomyces japonica)를 이용한 새로운 약용민속주를 개발하기 위하여 먼저 알콜발효조건을 검토하였다. 1.0%의 눈꽃동충하초를 함유한 덧밥에 코지를 10%첨가하고 Saccharomyces cerevisiae를 이용하여 제조한 주모를 첨가한 후 $25^{circ}C$에서 15일간 발효 시켰을 때 에탄올이 가장 많이 생성되었다. 눈꽃동충하초를 0.1%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%씩 각각 첨가하여 제조한 동충하초 민속주들의 관능검사와 생리기능성을 조사한 결과 눈꽃동충하초를 0.1% 첨가하여 제조한 D-1 눈꽃동충하초 민속주가 기호도가 제일 높았고 혈전용해활성과 아질산염 제거 작용이 각각 11.2U와 19.8%로 대조구인 동충하초를 첨가하지 않고 제조한 민속주보다 우수하였다.
In order to develop a new traditional liquor by using Paecilomyces japonica, alcohol fermentation condition was investigated. Ethanol was produced maximally when 1% P. japoniea and 10% koji were added into mash and fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae at $25^{circ}C$ for 15 days. Sensory evaluation and physiological functionalities of P. japonica traditional liquors made by different addition ($0.1{sim}2.0%$) of the fungus were also determined and compared. As 0.1% P. japonica was added to mash, the liquor was best acceptable, and its fibrinolytic activity and nitrite scavenging activity were 11.2U and 19.8%, respectively.
