• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.17-29
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• 2024

To increase industrial applicability of Astragalus membranaceus (AM) as immunostimulating materials, hot-water extract (AME) was prepared from AM and fermented with Kimchi-lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus sakei & Leuconostoc mesenteroides) to prepare fermented AM-postbiotics (FAME). Although FAME prepared from AM-postbiotics did not show a significant enhancement in macrophage stimulating activity compared to non-fermented AME, crude polysaccharide (FAME-CP) fractionated by EtOH precipitation from FAME showed significantly higher macrophage stimulating activity than AME-CP. Compared to AME-CP, FAME-CP showed dramatic changes in component sugar and molecular weight distribution. FAME-CP was a polysaccharide with a major molecular weight distribution of 113.4 kDa containing Man (44.2%), Glc (19.3%), Gal (10.2%), GalA (10.2%), and Ara (7.4%) as sugar components. FAME-CP with enhanced macrophage stimulatory activity not only increased expression levels of mRNA genes encoding macrophage-activated factors (iNOS, TNF-α, MCP-1, IL-6, and COX-2), but also led the nuclear translocation of activated p65 and c-Jun. In conclusion, crude polysaccharide from AM-postbiotics fermented with lactic acid bacteria could increase industrial applicability as a functional material with enhanced immunostimulating activity than AME-CP.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.106-114
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• 2008

One bacterium, which showed strong antagonistic activity against H. pylori KCCM 41756, was isolated from kimchi. The strain NO1 was designated as Lactobacillus plantarum NO1 based on Gram staining, biochemical properties, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The culture medium $(2{\sim}4{\mu}g/ml)$ of Lb. plantarum NO1 reduced $(40{\sim}60%)$ the urease activity of H. pylori KCCM 41756. Lb. plantarum NO1 inhibited the binding of H. pylori to human gastric cancer cell line, AGS cells, by more than 33%. Lb. plantarum NO1 exhibited high viability (maintained initial viable cell count of $10^9CFU/ml$) in 0.05 M sodium phosphate buffer (pH 3.0) for 2 h, in artificial gastricjuice for 2 h and in 0.3%, 0.5% oxgall for 24 h. Hemolysis phenomena did not observed when Lb. plantarum NO1 was incubated in the blood agar media. We concluded that Lb. plantarum NO1 can be a good candidate as a probiotic, harboring anti-H. pylori activity.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.764-770
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• 2017

This study investigated quality characteristics of sourdough bread added with different amounts of lactic acid bacteria culture solution (LCBC) and cinnamon extract (Control: water 700 mL, sample A: water 670 mL+LCBC 30 mL, sample B: water 670 mL+LCBC 22.5 mL+Cinnamon extract 7.5 mL, sample C: water 670 mL+LCBC 15 mL+Cinnamon extract 15 mL, sample D: water 670 mL+LCBC 7.5 mL+Cinnamon extract 22.5 mL and sample E: water 670 mL+Cinnamon extract 30 mL). The weight of dough was not significant between samples, and the weight of bread was highest in samples D. The volume and specific volume were the highest in sample C but the baking loss rate was highest in the control (p<0.05). The L value, springiness and cohesiveness were decreased as addition of cinnamon extract increased. However, a value, b value, hardness, gumminess and chewiness were reversed. The sourdough bread produced by adding lactic acid bacteria culture solution improved the volume and texture. It was thought that it is helpful to add lactic acid bacteria culture solution and cinnamon extract for manufacturing a loaf of bread.