• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.175-179
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• 2018

In a preliminary study, Lactobacillus plantarum C29 was found to suppress 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in mice. Therefore, to understand whether an anti-colitic probiotic C29 could attenuate memory impairment, we examined the effects of C29 on TNBS-induced memory impairment in mice. Orally administered Lactobacillus plantarum C29 attenuated TNBS-induced memory impairment in mice in the Y-maze, noble object, and passive avoidance task tests. C29 treatment increased TNBS-suppressed hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression and inhibited TNBS-induced hippocampal NF-${\kappa}B$ activation and blood LPS levels. Moreover, C29 restored the TNBS-disturbed gut microbiota composition. These findings suggest that C29 can alleviate memory impairment presumably by restoring the gut microbiota composition.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 3T3-L1 전지방세포를 이용하여 발효 삼정환의 지방 분화 억제 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 삼정환을 5가지 주요 유산균으로 각각 발효시킨 후, Oil Red O 염색법으로 지방세포 분화 억제 여부를 알아보고, 이의 기전을 알기 위해서 지방생성에 핵심적인 역할을 하는 transcription factor 및 지질 조절 효소의 유전자 발현량을 비교하여 보았다. Oil Red O 염색 분석에서는 Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium으로 발효한 삼정환에서 지방구 수의 감소를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 transcription factor로 $C/EPB{\alpha}$, $PPAR{\gamma}$, UCP-2 및 콜레스테롤 조절과 관련된 효소인 HMG-CoA reductase의 4가지 유전자 발현 정도를 분석하였는데, 발효시키지 않은 삼정환의 경우 농도가 $100{\mu}L/mL$ 이상일 때 네 가지 항목에서 억제 효과를 나타냈으며, 발효시켰을 때는 유산균의 종류에 따라 효과 억제효과가 있었는데, Lactobacillus plantarum으로 발효한 삼정환이 효과가 가장 좋은 것으로 나타났다. Lactobacillus plantarum으로 발효한 삼정환은 동일 농도의 발효하지 않은 삼정환과 비교했을 때, Oil Red O 실험에서 염색된 지방구 수가 더욱 감소하였으며, $PPAR{\gamma}$, UCP-2, HMG-CoA reductase의 경우 농도가 $200{\mu}L/mL$일 때 각각 35%, 57%, 54%로 5가지 발효 삼정환 중 가장 높은 억제율을 나타내었다. 이에 지방분화 억제 효과를 가진 삼정환을 발효시키면 그 효과가 더욱 증가하는 것으로 나타났는데, 특히 Lactobacillus plantarum으로 발효한 삼정환은 $PPAR{\gamma}$, UCP-2, HMG-CoA reductase의 유전자 발현조절을 통해 지방 분화를 억제시키는 것으로 밝혀져 발효 삼정환은 항비만 혹은 항고지혈증 약물로 개발 가능성이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1925-1930
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• 2019

Carotenoids are organic pigments with antioxidant properties and are widespread in nature. Here, we isolated five microbes, each forming yellow-colored colonies and harboring C₃₀ carotenoid biosynthetic genes (crtM and crtN). Thereafter, Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226, which showed the highest carotenoid production, was finally selected and the produced pigment was identified as C₃₀ carotenoid 4,4'-diaponeurosporene. This strain exhibited the highest survival rate under oxidative stress and its carotenoid production was also enhanced after exposure to 7 mM H₂O₂. Moreover, it showed the highest ability to scavenge DPPH free radical. Our results suggested that L. plantarum subsp. plantarum KCCP11226, which produces 4,4'-diaponeurosporene as a natural antioxidant, may be a functional probiotic.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.591-598
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• 2020

Lactobacillus plantarum KU15149 was demonstrated to have probiotic behavior and functions, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity. L. plantarum KU15149 obtained from homemade diced-radish kimchi has a high survival rate under artificial gastric acid (pH 2.5, 0.3% pepsin) and bile salt (0.3% oxgall) conditions. However, L. plantarum KU15149 did not produce β-glucuronidase, which is known to be a carcinogenic enzyme with resistance to several antibiotics, such as gentamycin, kanamycin, streptomycin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin. L. plantarum KU15149 strongly adhered to HT-29 cells and had high antioxidant activity in terms of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical-scavenging and β-carotene bleaching assays. L. plantarum KU15149 also exhibited a pronounced inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) production, along with expression of nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase -2 (COX-2) as well as pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6, when RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated with LPS. Therefore, L. plantarum KU15149 exhibited pharmaceutical functionality as a potential probiotic.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.877-883
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• 2006

The immunostimulatory activities of Lactobacillus plantarum, the major microorganism in kimchi fermentations were investigated. Five strains of L. plantarum exhibited weak immunopotentiating activity, but L. plantarum PS-21 showed as strong a mitogenic activity as Bifidobacterium adolescentis M101-4, a known positive strain. It is of interest that, L. plantarum PS-21 stimulated proliferation of Peyer's patch cells, one of the most important tissues in the gut-associated lymphoreticular system. Cell' wall fractions from L. plantarum PS-21 also showed strong mitogenic activity compared with the soluble cytoplasmic fraction. A peptidoglycan fraction (PG) extracted from the cell wall of L. plantarum PS-21 was identified as an active mitogenic component when used in murine lymph node and spleen cell test systems. PG showed dose-dependent mitogenic activity and significantly enhanced antibody production in lymph node cells when studied in vitro. The lysosomal enzyme activity of murine peritoneal macrophages was increased when analyzed following injection of PG to the host animal. Furthermore, PG enhanced the production of cytokines such ($TNF-{\alpha}$ and IL-6) in the in vitro culture of RAW 264.7 macrophage cells.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2008

recA 유전자를 특이적으로 증폭하는 PCR을 이용하여 우리나라 전통 침채류 발효에 관여하는 유산균의 다양성을 검토해 보았다. 김치에서 많이 검출되는 유산균 7종 및 대조군으로 Lactobacillus acidophilus를 검출할 수 있는 특이적 PCR primer pair을 이용하여 전통 침채류 5증(갓김치, 동치미, 배추김치, 오이소박이, 총각김치로부터 추출한 DNA를 template로 PCR을 수행한 결과, 5종의 침채류 모두에서 Lactobacillus plantarum과 Lactobacillus sakei가 검출되었지만, Lactobacillus paraplantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus와 대조군인 Lb. acidophilus는 검출되지 않았다. Lactobacillus brevis와 Leuconostoc citreum은 배추김치에서만 검출되었으며, Leuconostoc mesenteroides의 경우 갓김치, 동치미, 배추김치, 오이소박이에서 검출되었다. 주재료의 종류에 따라서 발효에 관여하는 유산균은 차이가 있는 것으로 추정되며, Lb. plantarum과 Lb. sakei가 우리나라 침채류 발효에 가장 널리 관여하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2020

In this study, we separated and purified lipase inhibitory peptide from fermented milk by Lactobacillus plantarum Q180 with the aim of developing a new functional anti-lipase activity yogurt product. L. plantarum 180 was inoculated into 10% reconstituted skimmed milk and incubated at 37℃ until the pH of the culture reached pH 4.4. The lipase activity was measured using porcine pancreatic lipase. The lipase inhibitory peptides were gradually isolated by ultrafiltration, reversed phase column chromatography (RPC), reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), and gel permeation high-performance liquid chromatography (GP-HPLC) from the fermented milk by L. plantarum Q180. An ODS-AQ column was used for the RPC, a Vydac C18 column for the RP-HPLC, and a Superdex Peptide HR column for the GP-HPLC. The peptide was composed of Asp, Thr, Ile, Ser, Ala, and Gln, and the anti-lipase activity (IC₅₀) was 2,817 ㎍/mL.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.881-884
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• 2000

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed to rapidly identify Lactobacillus plantarum from type strains and kimchi samples. The PCR experiments were carried out using specific oligonucleotide primer sets based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences of L. plantarum. The expected DNA amplificate of 419 bp was obtained when either purified DNA or whole cells of L. plantarum strains reacted with LP primers, yet not with any of the other strains. The PCR product was confirmed by DNA sequencing. Accordingly, since the PCR method used is simple, specific, and rapid, it will be useful for monitoring and evaluation L. plantarum in the mixed microbial population found in kimchi.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.424-430
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• 1998

Immunositmulation effects of the mice fed with the cell lysate of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from Kimchi were studied. The mice group fed with cell lysate was different from the control group on the degree of immune responses, e.g. 1) proliferation of splenocytes and Peyer's patch cells, 2) production of nitric oxide (NO) by peritoneal macrophages, 3) production of intestinal secretory lgA (slgA), 4) variation of TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-2 concentration in blood, 5) production of specific lgG against sheep red blood cells. A general enhancement in enteric and systemic immune responses was observed with a simple oral administration of immunostimulators. With the oral feeding of L. plantarum, not only the total amount of gut secretion antibody, but also the binding capacity of antibodies to the enteric microorganisms including L. plantarum was increased. These experimental results clearly showed that the oral feeding of immunostimulators gave multifunctional effects on the mucosal and systemic immune systems of mice.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.399-404
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• 2009

B. subtilis 균주와 L. plantarum 균주를 혼합배양하여 청국장을 제조할 때 나타나는 여러 가지 품질에 영향을 주는 인자들을 분석하고 평가하였다. B. subtilis 균주와 L. plantarum을 혼합배양할때 L. plantarum의 생육은 잘 되지 않는다. 따라서 혼합배양시 L. plantarum의 생육을 증가시키기 위하여 먼저 L. plantarum을 배양하고, 일정시간이 경과된 후에 B. subtilis를 접종하면 L. plantarum의 생균수가 $2{\times}10^7$ CFU/g에서 48시간 후에 $6{\times}10^8$ CFU/g까지 증가하였다. 혼합배양시 L. plantarum의 생육을 촉진시키는 또 다른 방법으로 B. subtilis의 초기 접종량을 $3.9{\times}10^2$CFU/g, L. plantarum의 접종량을 $2{\times}10^7$ CFU/g으로 조절하여 동시에 접종하였을 때 24시간 배양 후 B. subtilis의 생균수는 $9{\times}10^8$ CFU/g까지 증가하였으며 L. plantarum의 생균수도 $2{\times}10^7$ CFU/g에서 $6{\times}10^8$ CFU/g으로 증가하였다. 즉, 배양방법의 최적화를 통하여 B. subtilis균주와 L. plantarum 균주의 생육을 성공적으로 유도할 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 L. plantarum의 생균수가 증가된 청국장의 아미노태 질소함량은 단일균주를 사용하여 제조한 청국장과 유사하였으며, 암모니아 불쾌취가 적었으며, 풍미와 전체적인 기호도에서 높은 점수를 얻었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 청국장 제조시 L. plantarum 균주를 혼합배양함으로써 기존 청국장의 이취 개선과 품질향상에 기여할 것으로 생각된다.