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SEEDS of Glycine max Merr. (soybean) contain several biologically active materials, including saponins and trypsin inhibitors1. However, in a recent review of the antimicrobial activity of vascular plants2, no mention is made of the occurrence of antimicrobial compounds in soybeans. We are reporting the presence of a factor (s) that inhibits the mould growth of Rhizopus sp. (provisionally identified as R. oligosporus Saito), which is utilized in the fermentation of soybeans to make the Indonesian food tempeh3.
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HESSELTINE, C., DE CAMARGO, R. & RACKIS, J. A Mould Inhibitor in Soybeans. Nature 200, 1226–1227 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/2001226b0
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