Abstract
1 Research Laboratory, Higeta Shoyu Co., Ltd., Choshi, Chiba 288, Japan
2 Department of Brewing and Fermentation, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156, Japan
4 Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156, Japan
3 Microbial Properties Research, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peoria, Illinois 61604