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Antimicrobial Activity of Oleanolic Acid for Foodborne Bacteria

식중독 세균에 대한 Oleanolic Acid의 항균활성

  • Choi, Kyoung-Hee (Department of Oral Microbiology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Sejeong (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University) ;
  • Yoon, Yohan (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University)
  • 최경희 (원광대학교 치의예과) ;
  • 김세정 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 윤요한 (숙명여자대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2014.06.17
  • Accepted : 2015.01.02
  • Published : 2015.03.30
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Abstract

Oleanolic acid and its derivatives are pentacyclic triterpene acids, which are produced in many plants and herbs. These are considered safe and thus, oleanolic acid is now used for cosmetic and pharmaceutical industry. Oleanolic acid affects peptidoglycan in cell wall of bacteria. Hence, the antimicrobial activity of oleanolic acid is not very obvious to Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella flexneri, and Shigella sonnei because the peptidoglycan is covered with outer membrane. However, oleanolic acid derivatives showed improved antimicrobial activity to Gram-negative bacteria. For Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes, oleanolic acid was very effective on reducing the cell counts of the pathogens. In addition, the cytotoxicity of oleanolic acid for human cell lines was minimal. Therefore, oleanolic acid should be considered as an antimicrobial food additive and a therapeutic agent to control foodborne pathogens.

Oleanolic acid는 다수의 식물 종에서 분리 되어 왔고 주로 유해한 영향이 없는 과일과 약초에 존재하기 때문에 전세계적으로 많은 나라에서 안전하게 소비되고 있으며, 현재는 화장품이나 약품에 사용되고 있다. Oleanolic acid는 peptidoglycan을 표적으로 하기 때문에 petidoglycan이 세균외막에 덮여있는 그람음성세균인 E. coli, Y. enterocolitica, S. flexneri, S. sonnei와 같은 세균에는 뚜렷한 oleanolic acid 항균활성이 관찰되지 않았다. 하지만 oleanolic acid의 유도체를 사용할 경우 그람음성세균에 대한 항균활성도 증가하였다. 반면 S. aureus와 L. monocytogenes와 같은 그람양성세균의 경우 peptidoglycan층이 세균외막에 덮여 있지 않기 때문에 oleanolic acid에 매우 민감하였다. 또한 oleanolic acid는 사람에 대한 세포독성 실험에서도 그 독성이 낮은 것으로 판단되었기 때문에 식중독 세균제어를 목적으로 연구를 진행할 필요가 있으며, 이 결과들은 식품에 적용되거나 항생제 대체를 위한 치료목적으로도 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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