• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.647-655
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• 2014

Obesity is strongly associated with several metabolic and chronic diseases and has become a major public health problem of worldwide concern. This study aimed to investigate the physiological characteristics and anti-obesity effects of Lactobacillus plantarum Q180. Lactobacillus plantarum Q180 was isolated from the faces of healthy adults and found to have a lipase inhibitory activity of $83.61{\pm}2.32%$ and inhibited adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells ($14.63{\pm}1.37%$) at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$. The strain was investigated for its physiological characteristics. The optimum growth temperature of L. plantarum Q180 was $37^{\circ}C$. Lactobacillus plantarum Q180 showed higher sensitivity to novobiocin in a comparison of fifteen different antibiotics and showed the highest resistance to rifampicin, polymyxin B and vancomycin. The strain showed higher ${\beta}$-galactosidase and N-acetyl-${\beta}$-glucosaminidase activities. It also did not produce carcinogenic enzymes such as ${\beta}$-glucuronidase. The survival rate of L. plantarum Q180 in MRS broth containing 0.3% bile was 97.8%. Moreover, the strain showed a 97.2% survival rate after incubation for 3 h in pH 2.0. Lactobacillus plantarum Q180 was displayed resistance to Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus with rates of 55.6%, 38.0% and 47.6%, respectively. These results demonstrate that L. plantarum Q180 has potential as a probiotic with anti-obesity effects.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1629-1635
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• 2014

It is known that lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have many beneficial health effects, including anti-oxidative activity and immune regulation. In this study, the immune regulatory effects of Lactobacillus sakei and Lactobacillus plantarum, which are found in different types of kimchi, were evaluated. L. sakei and its lipoteichoic acid (LTA) have greater immune stimulating potential in IL-12, IFN-${\gamma}$, and TNF-${\alpha}$ production as compared with L. plantarum in an in vitro condition. On the other hand, L. plantarum is assumed to repress the Th1 immune response in murine experiments. After being injected with LPS, L. plantarum-fed mice maintained a healthier state, and the level of TNF-${\alpha}$ in their blood was lower than in other bacterial strainfed mice and in the LPS-only control mice. Additionally, IL-12 production was significantly decreased and the production of IL-4 was greatly increased in the splenocytes from L. plantarum-fed mice. Further experiments revealed that the pre-injection of purified LTA from L. plantarum (pLTA), L. sakei (sLTA), and S. aureus (aLTA) decreased TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-4 production in LPS-injected mice. Mouse IL-12, however, was significantly increased by aLTA pre-injection. In conclusion, the L. sakei and L. plantarum strains have immune regulation effects, but the effects differ in cytokine production and the regulatory effects of the Th1/Th2 immune response.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.348-355
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• 2021

Bacteriophages (phages) are known determinants of kimchi microbial ecology. Lactobacillus plantarum is related to kimchi over-acidification during the late stages of kimchi fermentation. A phage infecting Lac. plantarum was isolated from kimchi and characterized. The phage population for kimchi in a market was 2.3 log particles/mL, which corresponded to 32% of the bacterial population on a log scale. The isolated phage was designated as ΦLP12116. ΦLP12116 which belonged to the Siphoviridae family and has a very narrow host range, infecting only Lac. plantarum. The phage was stable at a lactic acid concentration of 1.0% and pH 4.0 at 4℃, indicating that it could survive in kimchi. In the kimchi extract broth treated by the phage, the growth of Lac. plantarum KCCM 12116 was inhibited by 2.2 log CFU/mL compared to the growth in non-phage-treated broth. Therefore, this study suggests that the growth of Lac. plantarum, which is known as an acid-producing strain during late fermentation in kimchi, may be controlled using the phage.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.975-987
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• 2016

Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) is a representative probiotic. In particular, L. plantarum is the first commensal bacterium to colonize the intestine of infants. For this reason, the initial settlement of L. plantarum can play an important role in determining an infant's health as well as their eventual health status as an adult. In addition, L. plantarum combats pathogenic infections (such as Escherichia coli (E. coli), one of the early pathogenic colonizers in an unhealthy infant gut) by secreting antimicrobial substances. The aim of this research was to determine how L. plantarum combats E. coli infection and why it is a representative probiotic in the intestine. Consequently, this research observed that E. coli releases uracil. L. plantarum specifically recognizes E. coli-derived uracil, which increases the growth rate and production of antimicrobial substance of L. plantarum. In addition, through the inhibitory activity test, this study postulates that the antimicrobial substance is a protein and can be considered a bacteriocin-like substance. Therefore, this research assumes that L. plantarum exerts its antibacterial ability by recognizing E. coli and increasing its growth rate as a result, and this phenomenon could be one of the reasons for L. plantarum settling in the intestine of infants as a beneficial bacterium.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.483-487
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• 2016

The triglyceride-lowering effect of probiotics Lactobacillus plantarum KY1032 and Lactobacillus curvatus HY7601 were investigated. Male SD Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups and fed high-fat diet (HFD), HFD and probiotics (5 × 10⁹ CFU/day of L. plantarum KY1032 and 5 × 10⁹ CFU/day of L. curvatus HY7601), or normal diet for 6 weeks. Probiotic treatment significantly lowered the elevated plasma triglyceride and increased plasma free fatty acid, glycerol, and plasma apolipoprotein A-V (ApoA-V) levels. The probiotic-treated group showed elevated hepatic mRNA expression of PPARα, bile acid receptor (FXR), and ApoA-V. These results demonstrate that L. plantarum KY1032 and L. curvatus HY7601 lower triglycerides in hypertriglyceridemic rats by upregulating ApoA-V, PPARα, and FXR.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2002

쇠고기 분쇄육으로부터 박테리오신 생산균주를 분리하여 형태학적, 생화학적 특성을 조사한 결과 Lactobacillus plantarum ssp. 와 유사하게 나타났으며 당발효성 실험결과 95%의 신뢰도로 L. plantarum으로 동정되어 L. plantarum KU107로 명명하였다. L. plantarum KU107이 생산하는 박테이로신은 trypsin과 pepsin의 처리에 의해 활성이 소실되었으며 pH 2와 12에서도 활력이 완전하게 소실되지 않는 pH 안정성과 열안정성을 갖는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 이 박테리오신은 Bacillus cereus, Listeria inoccua, Listeria monacytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus intermedius KCCM 11806, 그리고 Yersinia enterocolitica에 대해서도 항균 활성을 나타내었다. S. aureus가 접종된 쇠고기 분쇄육에 박테리오신을 처리한 경우, 대조구와는 다르게 저장 7일째까지 접종된 S. aureus 초기균수와 유의적인 차이없이 성장을 지연시킴을 알 수 있었으며 저장 14일까지 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 현저히 적은 균수를 나타내었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.344-346
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• 2017

발효 식품에서 널리 발견되는 Lactobacillus plantarum은 환경에 적응하기 위한 다양한 표현형 및 유전적 특성을 가지고 있다. 우리는 사과 주스의 malolactic 발효를 위해 선발한 L. plantarum JBE245 (= KCCM43243) 유전체의 전체 염기서열과 주석을 보고한다. 유전체는 2907개의 암호화 된 영역, 45개의 위유전자, 91개의 RNA 유전자를 포함한 단일 원형 염색체로 구성되었으며 그 크기는 3,262,611 bp였다. 이 유전체는 4개의 malate dehydrogenase 및 3개의 malate permease 유전자들과 함께 다양한 종류의 plantaricins 합성 유전자들을 포함하고 있었다. 이러한 유전적 특성은 발효 동안 사과 주스의 부패 방지와 사과산(malate)의 젖산(lactate)으로의 효율적 전환이 요구되는 균주의 선발 기준과 잘 부합되었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.640-646
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• 2009

발효유제품, 김치, 및 신생아 분변 등에서 유산균을 분리하여 isoflavone 전환 능력을 평가하였다. 유산균 중 높은 수준의 $\beta$-glucosidase 활성을 보인 균주는 Enterococcus sp. 77, L. paracasei, Lactobacillus sp. 712, L. brevis ATCC 8287, Lactococcus sp. KU107, L. acidophilus KCNU, L. plantarum L155 등으로 나타났다. 이들 유산균에 대하여 유당 발효성을 평가하여 가장 우수한 유산균을 선발하여 API, 16S rDNA를 분석한 결과 Lactobacillus plantarum으로 동정되었으며 이 활성 유산균을 Lactobacillus plantarum YS712로 명명하였다. Lactobacillus plantarum YS712는 pH 2.5에서도 약 50% 이상의 강한 생존율을 보였으며 DPPH 라디칼 소거능도 95.8%로, 선발된 유산균 중 가장 높은 라디칼 소거능을 나타내었다. 이로써 Lactobacillus plantarum YS712는 발효식품 및 유제품에 다양하게 이용할 가치가 있다고 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1513-1517
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• 2006

One single lactic acid producing bacterium, isolated from kimchi, inhibited the growth and adherence of Helicobacter pylori to the human gastric epithelial cell line MKN-45. This isolate was identified as Lactobacillus plantarum and termed L. plantarum strain PL9011. The adherence of H pylori, in the presence of live or nonviable L. plantarum strain PL9011 (10-fold CFU), decreased to 14-20%. The spent culture supernatant of L. plantarum strain PL9011 resulted in the eradication of H pylori. This activity remained stable following neutralization and heat treatment, but not following pepsin treatment, thereby suggesting small peptides as the inhibitory factor. L. plantarum strain PL9011 did not produce any harmful metabolites or enzymes. The results obtained in this study suggest that the L. plantarum strain PL9011 may be a potential novel probiotic for the stomach.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.18-26
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• 1985

배추김치와 동치미에 sorbic acid 0.05%를 첨가하여 $^23~25{\circ}C$에서 숙성시키면서, 성분변화 및 유산균 변화를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. sorbic acid를 첨가한 김치는 control김치보다 pH저하를 억제시키고, 과잉의 산생성도 다소 억제시켰다. 2. 염분은 배추김치가 2.3%, 동치미는 2.5%였다. 3. ascorbic acid 함량은 sorbic acid 첨가 김치가 숙성기간내내 함양이 더 많았다. 특히 환원형 ascorbic acid 잔존량이 많았다. 4. 배추김치.동치미에서 분리.동정된 유산균은 le-uconostoc mesenteroides, lactobacillus plantarum, lactobacillus brevis, streptococcus faecalis, pedio-coccus pentosaceus 였다. 5. 유산균의 생장 및 산생성에 미치는 sorbic acid 의 영향은 lactobacillus plantarum이 가장 영향을적게 받았고, leuconostoc mesenteroides가 가장 영향을 많이 받았다. 6. 김치숙성중 유산균의 변화는, sorbic acid 첨가 김치에서는 배추김치.동치미 모두 leuconostoc mes-enteroides가 가장 많이 억제되었고, lactobacillus plantarum이 가장 영향을 적게 받았다. 효모균은 완전히 억제되었다. 7. 관능검사결과 유의적만 차가 있게 PH 4~4.3부근에서는 control김치가 더 맛이 있었고, pH 3.7~3.8 인때는 sorbic acid 첨가 김치가 더 맛이 있었다.