The effect of bactericides on the enrichment of γ-aminobutyric acid in germinated brown rice
The sterilizing effects of distilled water,electrolyzed acid water,electrolyzed alkaline water and 1% aqueous sodium hypochlorite on the germinated brown rice were studied,using Japonica rice "Yu Jing 6" as the raw material.The results indicate that the contents of reducing sugar and γ-aminobutyric acid in the germinated brown rice washed by different bactericides were more than those incubated by different bactericides.The germinated brown rice washing by electrolyzed acid water had the most reducing sugar and γ-aminobutyric acid.Furthermore,the growths of microorganisms were inhibited significantly by washing brown rice grains with electrolyzed acid water during the germination process.