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Effects of Schizandra chinensis Extract on the Growth of Intestinal Bacteria Related with Obesity  

Jeong, Eun-Ji (Department of Food Science and Technology, the Research Center for Bioresource and Health, Chungbuk National University)
Lee, Woon-Jong (Department of Food Science and Technology, the Research Center for Bioresource and Health, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Kwang-Yup (Department of Food Science and Technology, the Research Center for Bioresource and Health, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.41, no.6, 2009 , pp. 673-680 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to screen for plant food materials that improve human intestinal microflora, especially microorganisms associated with obesity. Among 30 tested plant food materials, the extract of Schizandra chinensis inactivated Eubacterium limosum, Bacteroides fragilis and Clostridium spp. Additionally, S. chinensis extract was also found to have a growth-promoting effect on Bifidobacterium spp.. The antimicrobial activity and antioxidant activity of the water extract did not decrease in respond to heating. Additionally, the water extract of S. chinensis did not show a toxic effect on the growth of Caco-2 cells. In vivo feeding tests were performed to investigate the influence of extract on the intestinal microflora in rats. Although the extract did not reduce obesity induced by a high fat diet, it led to significant increase in the population of Bifidobacterium spp. and a decrease in the population of Clostridium spp. in rats. Taken together, these results indicate that S. chinensis could be useful as a functional food component to control intestinal microbial flora.
Keywords
intestinal microflora; antimicrobial activity; obesity; Schizandra chinensis;
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