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${\gamma}$-Aminobutyric Acid Production and Glutamate Decarboxylase Activity of Lactobacillus sakei OPK2-59 Isolated from Kimchi  

Yu, Jin-Ju (Department of Food and Biotechnology, Woosuk University)
Oh, Suk-Heung (Department of Food and Biotechnology, Woosuk University)
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Korean Journal of Microbiology / v.47, no.4, 2011 , pp. 316-322 More about this Journal
Abstract
Lactobacillus sakei OPK2-59 isolated from kimchi was found to have ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA) producing ability and glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) activity. When the Lactobacillus sakei OPK2-59 was cultured in MRS broth with 59.13 mM and 177.40 mM monosodium glutamate (MSG), the optimum temperature range and pH for growth were $25-37^{\circ}C$ and pH 6.5, respectively. GABA conversion rates in MRS broth with 59.13 mM and 177.40 mM MSG were 99.58% and 31.00%, respectively at $25^{\circ}C$ and 48 h of cultivation. By using the cell free extract of Lactobacillus sakei OPK2-59, MSG was converted to GABA and the conversion rate was 78.51% at $30^{\circ}C$, pH 5. Conversion of MSG to GABA was enhanced by adding salts such as $CaCl_2$, $FeCl_3$, $MgCl_2$. These data suggest that the ability of Lactobacillus sakei OPK2-59 to produce GABA results from the activity of GAD in the cells and GABA conversion by the cell extract containing GAD can be enhanced by $CaCl_2$, $FeCl_3$, $MgCl_2$.
Keywords
Lactobacillus sakei; GABA; GAD; kimchi;
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