• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.285-287
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• 1991

To produce the tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) flavor compound, Lactococcuss lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetilactis (L. diacetilactis) FC1 was cultivated in the TMP medium containing 3% (w/v) of Na-citrate and 6% (w/v) arginine-HC1 as substrates of acetoin and $NH_3$, respectively, which are the two precursors of the TMP. After 19-day fermentation at $34^{\circ}C$, 0.57 g/l or 4.19 mmole/l of the TMP was produced. This was the first result showing that the TMP could be produced by L. diacetilactis.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2004

This study was aimed to determine the accumulation of free fatty acid by mesophilic lactic acid bac-teria (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis 1471, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris 1000 and Lactobacillus casei 111) in cold-stored milk. According to the results, all cold-stored milks had higher acid degree val-ues than those of fresh milk. This phenomenon showed that a slight increase occurred in the accumulation of free fatty acids as a result of spontaneous lipolysis during cold storage. All lactic acid bacteria showed good performance in production of titratable acidity, which increased during fermentation of the milk (fresh and stored milks). Moreover, as the storage time was prolonged, more free fatty acid accumulation was obtained from the fermentation of the cold-stored milk by the investigated lactic acid bacteria. The control milk, which was without lactic acid bacteria, showed no change in the accumulation of free fatty acid during fermentation. From this result, it can be suggested that longer cold-storage time can induce higher free fatty acid accumulation in milk by lactic acid bacteria.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2002

된장 제조과정 중 불쾌취와 점질물을 생성하는 부패균인 B. subtilis의 생육억제를 위해 nisin을 생성하는 L. lactis subsp. lactis ATCC 7962, ATCC 11454, IFO 12007을 이용하여 유산발효를 수행하여 pH변화, B. subtilis의 생육저해도등을 검토하였다. 증자콩에서 nisin 생성유산균들의 생육특성을 살펴본 결과, 세 가지의 균주 모두가 증자대두 1g 당 $10^{6}$ CFU 접종하여 24시간 이내에 $10^{9}$ CFU로 급격하게 자라므로 영양요구성이 복잡한 유산균이 증자대두에서 다른 영양소의 첨가없이도 잘 생육함을 확인하였다. 증자콩에서 7962와 11454는 생육에 따라 pH가 급격히 저하되어 된장발효용 종균으로 사용할 수 없었다. 증자한 콩 중에 잘 증식하고 유산발효 후 pH 변화가 완만한 12007을 된장발효의 종균으로 전혀 문제점 없어 사용시 부패균인 B. subtilis의 생육이 효과적으로 저해됨이 확인되었다. 생성된 nisin은 황국균이 생성하는 protease에 의해 분해되며 콩 속에 다량으로 존재하던 유산균은 사입시 첨가되는 식염으로 불화성화되거나 사멸하여 된장의 산패를 막아준다. 그리고 8% 식염을 첨가하여 된장 제조시, 즉 저염 된장 제조시 B. subtilis의 생육이 효과적으로 억제되고 다수로 존재하던 유산균은 담금 후 점차 줄어들어 시간경과 후에는 관찰되지 않았다. 8%함유 식염된장의 숙성 중 pH 변화 역시 12% 함유 식염된장과 유사한 값을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1152-1157
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• 2005

The effect of carbon sources on nisin Z biosynthesis in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis A164 was studied in batch culture using M17 broth containing different carbon sources. Among the eleven carbon sources tested, glucose, sucrose, and lactose were suitable carbon sources for cell growth of L. lactis A164. In particular, cells grown on lactose produced at least 3-fold greater amount of nisin Z than those on other carbon sources. Galactose resulted in less amount of cell mass than did sucrose or glucose, but gave a higher level of nisin Z activity. Northern blot analysis revealed. that lactose increased the transcription of the nisZ pre-peptide gene. Although galactose was less efficient than lactose, it increased the transcription of nisZ along with a higher level of nisin Z than did sucrose and glucose. These results suggest that the increased nisin Z production is correlated with the induction of nisZ by lactose and galactose. Among all the carbon sources tested, no remarkable differences were observed in nisRK and nisFEG transcripts, indicating that the lactose- or galactose-mediated induction is unique to the nisZ promoter.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2019

Rice bran is considered a natural source of antioxidants. In this study, rice bran was fermented with lactic acid bacteria to increase its antioxidant activity. Four strains isolated from fermented food, Lactobacillus plantarum MJM60383, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MJM60392, Lactobacillus fermentum MJM60393, and Lactobacillus paracasei MJM60396, were confirmed as safe through stability tests such as safety assessment for biogenic amine production, hemolytic activity, and mucin degradation, and showed high reducing capacity. The antioxidant activity of rice bran fermentation altered by these strains was evaluated using several methods including measurement of $Fe^{2+}$ chelating activity and scavenging activity by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazil (DPPH), 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS), and nitric oxide assays. In this study, the total phenolic content and ${\gamma}$-oryzanol were evaluated by high-performance liquid chromatography. Compared to non-fermented rice bran and a commercial product, rice bran fermented with Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis MJM60392 showed the highest phenolic content (844.13 mg GAE/g). Moreover, the content of ferulic acids, ${\rho}$-coumaric acid, and ${\gamma}$-oryzanol in rice bran increased after fermentation with L. lactis subsp. lactis MJM60392 and L. fermentum MJM60393 compared to other samples. Indeed, the DPPH radical scavenging activity and NO scavenging activity were also found to be high in these fermented rice brans. These results indicated that fermentation with lactic acid bacteria increases the active compound levels and the potent antioxidant activities of rice bran.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.318-324
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• 2006

In order to develop an oral vaccine to prevent H. pylori infection, we have expressed the hpaA gene of H. pylori K51 isolated from Korean patients, encoding 29-kDa HpaA that is known to be localized on the cell surface and flagella sheath, in a live delivery vector system, Lactococcus lactis. The hpaA gene, amplified by PCR using the genomic DNA of H. pylori K51, was cloned in the pGEX-2T vector, and the DNA sequence analysis revealed that the hpaA gene of H. pylori K51 had 99.7% and 94.8% identity with individual hpaA genes of the H. pylori 26695 strain (U.K) and the J99 strain (U.S.A). A polyclonal anti-HpaA antibody was raised in rats using GST-HpaA fusion protein as the antigen. The hpaA gene was inserted in an E. coli-L. lactis-shuttle vector (pMG36e) to express in L. lactis. Western blot analysis showed that the expression level of HpaA in the L. lactis transformant remained constant from the exponential phase to the stationary phase, without extracelluar secretion. These results indicate that the HpaA of H. pylori K51 was successfully expressed in L. lactis, and suggest that the recombinant L. lactis expressing HpaA may be applicable as an oral vaccine to induce a protective immune response against H. pylori.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.360-365
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• 2003

The ability of 19 lactic acid bacteria to produce hydroxy fatty acids (HFAs) from unsaturated food fatty acids (USFAs) was tested. HFAs are related to human ailments, including steatorrhea. All the cultures produced HFAs from USFAs, unless their growth was inhibited by free USFAs. Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis KFRI 131 converted oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acid into 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid (10-HODA), 10-hydroxyoctadecaenoic acid (10-HODEA), and 10-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (10-HODDEA), respectively. Both a USFA and a surfactant were needed for the bacterium to convert the fatty acid into the corresponding HFA. It was apparent that the production of 10-HODA was growth-related, while that of 10-HODDEA was not. It was unclear whether the production of 10-HODEA was growth-related.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2019

This study investigated the effects of heat-treated and non-heat-treated bovine lactoferrin on the growth of Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris JCM 20076. The addition of heat-treated and non-heat-treated bovine lactoferrin in adjusted MRS medium stimulated the growth of Lc. cremoris JCM 20076. Heat-treated bovine lactoferrin had a greater impact on the growth of Lc. cremoris JCM 20076 compared to that with non-heat-treated bovine lactoferrin. Bovine lactoferrin heated at $65^{\circ}C$ for 30 min stimulated the growth of the bacteria more than that heated at $80^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. Furthermore, the growth of Lc. cremoris JCM 20076 increased substantially with heat-treated bovine lactoferrin at a concentration of 1 mg/mL.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2009

25 종류의 신선 과채류로부터 MRS 한천 고체배지에서 생육하는 1,250주의 유산균을 분리한 후 식중독 세균인 Escherichia coli 0157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus와 유산균인 Lactobacillus plantarum, L. casei, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis에 대한 생육저해활성을 조사하였다. 조사한 1,250 균주 중에서 23 종류의 과채류에 존재하는 607 균주(총 조사균주의 49%)가 E. coli 0157:H7, L. monocytogenes 또는 B. cereus에 대한 항균활성을 나타내었다. 이 균주들의 L. plantarum, L. casei, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis에 대한 항균활성을 측정한 결과, 7 종류의 과채류에 존재하는 24 균주(총 균주의 3%)가 박테리오신 유사활성을 나타내었으며, 이 균주들의 생리적 형태학적 특징을 조사한 결과 전형적인 유산균의 특징을 지니고 있었다. 24 균주 중에서 3 균주는 nisin을 생산하는 것으로 판단되었으며, RAPD-PCR 분석을 통하여 동일한 과채류에 존재하는 균주들은 유사한 분류학적 특징을 지니고 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.412-418
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• 2018

Background: Ginsenoside Rg3(S) and compound K (C-K) are pharmacologically active components of ginseng that promote human health and improve quality of life. The aim of this study was to produce Rg3(S) and C-K from ginseng extract using recombinant Lactococcus lactis. Methods: L. lactis subsp. cremoris NZ9000 (L. lactis NZ9000), which harbors ${\beta}$-glucosidase genes (BglPm and BglBX10) from Paenibacillus mucilaginosus and Flavobacterium johnsoniae, respectively, was reacted with ginseng extract (protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside mixture). Results: Crude enzyme activity of BglBX10 values comprised 0.001 unit/mL and 0.003 unit/mL in uninduced and induced preparations, respectively. When whole cells of L. lactis harboring pNZBglBX10 were treated with ginseng extract, after permeabilization of cells by xylene, Rb1 and Rd were converted into Rg3(S) with a conversion yield of 61%. C-K was also produced by sequential reactions of the permeabilized cells harboring each pNZBgl and pNZBglBX10, resulting in a 70% maximum conversion yield. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the lactic acid bacteria having specific ${\beta}$-glucosidase activity can be used to enhance the health benefits of Panax ginseng in either fermented foods or bioconversion processes.