• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.340-346
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• 1994

Six bacterial strains capable to grow on medium containing cholesterol as sole carbon source were isolated from soil, pork fat and cheese. Three of them were tentatively identified as Rhodococcus species, Rhodococcus sp. CD-1, R. sp. CD-2, and R. sp. CD-3. All the isolates showed a varying amount of cholest-4-en-3-one as the degradation product, and three strains of Rhodococcus spp. showed rapid degradation of cholesterol. Radioisotopic studies revealed that cholesterol was degraded to non-sterol hydrophilic compounds via cholest-4-en-3-one, and presumably to C0$_{2}$- These strains showed two distinct patterns in further degradation of cholest-4-en-3-one. By one group, R. sp. CD-1 and R. sp. CD-3, cholest-4-en-3-one was rapidly converted to non-sterol inter- mediates without significant accumulation of sterol derivatives in the culture broth. In contrast, by another group, R. sp. CD-2, the substantial amount of cholest-4-en-3-one was accumulated indica- ting a lower conversion of the compound to the next metabolites.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.343-351
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• 1998

About 75 strains which utilize cholesterol as sole carbon and energy source were isolated from 10 samples of Kimchi and 18 samples of fermented fish food (2 Ojingo-jeots, salt-fermented squid ; 5 Changran-jeots, salt-fermented pollack tripe ; 5 Myungran-jeots, salt-fermented Alaska pollack roe ; 3 Gajami-sikhae-jeots, fermented flat fish ; 2 Gul-jeots, salt-fermented oyster ; a Juneo-jeots, salt-fermented shad). Among them tested, the 3T6-5Mj strain isolated from Changran-jeot showed the highest activity on cholesterol degradation. The optimal composition of medium for the producing cholesterol degradation enzyme by 3T6-5Mj strain was 1.0 g/L NH4NO3, 1.0 g/L K2HPO4, 0.1 g/L MgSO4.7H2O, 1.0 g/L FeSO4.7H2O, 1 g/L NaCl, 5 g/L Trypton, 1 g/L Cholesterol, and 5 g/L Maltose at 30$^{\circ}C$, pH 7.5, and the enzyme production reached a maximum level at 140 hours of cultivation.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• v.41 no.4
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• pp.284-288
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• 2003

Bacillus subtilis SFF34 degrading cholesterol was applied to reduce residual cholesterol content in fermented flatfish. When the bacterial cells were inoculated as a start culture, a maximal level (1.7 U/g) of cholesterol oxidase was obtained after 10 days, which was two times higher than that (0.8 U/g) without inoculation. Residual cholesterol contents with and without inoculation of the cells were 0.5 mg/g and 0.8 mg/g after 12 days of fermentation, respectively. Cholesterol derivatives including cholesterol- 5${\alpha},\;6{\alpha}$-epoxide, 4-cholesten-3-one and 7${\beta}$-hydroxycholesterol were detected in raw flatfish as well as fermented flatfish. Campesterol and 25-hydroxycholesterol were detected only after fermentation. However, no significant differences in their contents were observed regardless of inoculation.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.92-101
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• 2001

In order to develop the Production and application of cholesterol oxidase, a cholesterol degradation bacteria which produces a remarkable amount of extracellular cholesterol oxidase has been isolated from Korea traditional salt fermented flat fish. The isolated strain was identified as a strain of Bacil1us sp. based on its morphological, physiological characteristics and cellular fatty acid compositions. Experiments were carried out to optimize the condition of cholesterol oxidase production using Bacillus sp. SFF34. Bacillus sp. SFF34 was shown to give the maximum yield of cholesterol oxidase in the medium containing 2.0% glucose, 0.5% yeast extract, 0.02% MgSO$_4$$.$7H$_2$O, 0.025% K$_2$HPO$_4$, 0.15% NH$_4$NO$_3$ and 0.2% cholesterol. The optimum culture conditions, temperature, initial pH and agitation speed were 30$^{\circ}C$, 7.0 and 150rpm respectively. The enzyme production reached a maximum level at 24 hrs of cultivation(2.42 U/ml).

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.632-637
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of red pericarp glutinous rice rich in polyphenols (Jakwangchalbyeo, red rice) on serum and hepatic levels of cholesterol and hepatic protein expression linked to synthesis and degradation of cholesterol in a hypercholesterolemic mice diet as compared with brown rice. MATERIALS/METHODS: C57BL/6 male mice were randomly divided into four groups (n = 5 each), which were fed different diets for a period of 12 weeks: American Institute of Nutrition (AIN)-93G diet, AIN-93G diet with 2% cholesterol, brown rice with 2% cholesterol, or red rice with 2% cholesterol. RESULT: Consumption of red rice resulted in a significant decrease in serum level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and hepatic levels of triglyceride and total-cholesterol. Expression of acyl-coenzyme A cholesterol acyltransferase-2 (ACAT-2), sterol regulatory element binding protein-2 (SREBP-2), and 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase was decreased, while expression of phosphorylated adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase (p-AMPK)/AMPK ratio, cholesterol 7-${\alpha}$-hydroxylase (CYP7a1), and sterol 12-${\alpha}$-hydroxylase (CYP8b1) was increased in mice fed red rice. Brown rice had similar effects on cholesterol metabolism, but the effect of red rice was significantly greater than that of brown rice. CONCLUSIONS: The current study suggested that red rice had a hypocholesterolemic effect by lowering hepatic cholesterol synthesis through ACAT-2, HMG-CoA reductase, and SREBP-2, and by enhancing hepatic cholesterol degradation through CYP7a1 and CYP8b1 in mice fed a hypercholesterolemic diet.

• Proceedings of the SCSK Conference
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• 2003.09b
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• pp.60-72
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• 2003

To investigate the effect of cholesterol in liposome on the stability of incorporated retinol, the physico-chemical experiments for various amounts of cholesterol-containing liposomes were performed. Liposome with retinol containing cholesterol was prepared as multilamella vesicles(MLVs) by dehydration/rehydration method. The incorporation efficiency of retinol into liposome was maximized as 99.31 % at 50:50 (phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol) at pH 9. The stability of incorporated retinol at low storage temperature was enhanced with increasing cholesterol content than at high storage temperature. For example, incorporated retinol in liposome at glycine buffer(pH 9} was degraded slowly during storage at 4. The degradation of retinol in liposomes was slower at pH 9 than at pH 7. These results supported that cholesterol in liposome increased largely the stability of incorporated retinol.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.546-551
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• 2004

Effect of fried beancurd containing powered green tea on the serum lipid metabolism in rats were investigated. HPLC analysis of green tea-fried beancurd showed that epigallocatechin, epicatechin, epicatechin gallate and epigallocatechin gallate were intact without degradation during manufacturing process. Serum HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglyceride and glucose concentrations were measured in rats fed experimental diet containing green tea-fried beancurd. Serum LDL-cholesterol contents and blood glucose were significantly decreased with treatment of green tea-fried beancurd comparing to control.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.637-643
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• 1999

The effects of yam(Dioscorea) on lowering cholesterol level and its mechanism were investigated. The concentrations of plasma and liver lipids, and the excretions of fecal neutral sterol and bile acid were measured in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Five Groups of 8 rats were fed hypercholesterolemic diet(1% cholesterol, 10% lard ; control), hypercholesterolemic diet plus 15% or 30% dried yam powder prepared by either hot-air(15HY, 30HY) or freeze dry(15FY, 30FY) for 4wk. Plasma total lipid, total cholesterol and cholesterol level was also significantly lower(28%, p<0.05), buy HMG-CoA reductase activity was higher in 30FY(230%, p<0.05) than in control. Although no significant differences in fecal neutral sterols were observed among groups, the yam-fed rats apparently had less bacterial degradation of cholesterol as indicated by a significantly greater of fecal cholesterol to coprostanol than in controls. Total fecal bile acids were significantly greater in rats fed yam(15HY : 5 folds, 15FY ; 12,30HY ; 12, 20FY ; 22) than in controls. The ratio of secondary to primary bile acids was almost 8 times lower in 30FY than in control. These data indicate that yam lowers cholesterol both in plasma and in liver through increasing fecal bile acid excretion as well as HMG-CoA reductase activity. Freeze-dried yam, which possesses viscosity, was more effective in cholesterol-lowering action than hot-air dried one.

• BMB Reports
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.270-275
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• 2016

The Ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) plays roles in protein degradation, cell cycle control, and growth and inflammatory cell signaling. Dysfunction of UPS in cardiac diseases has been seen in many studies. Cholesterol acts as an inducer of cardiac hypertrophy. In this study, the effect of proteasome inhibitors on the cholesterol-induced hypertrophic growth in H9c2 cells is examined in order to observe whether UPS is involved in cardiac hypertrophy. The treatment of proteasome inhibitors MG132 and Bortezomib markedly reduced cellular surface area and mRNA expression of β-MHC in cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy. In addition, activated AKT and ERK were significantly attenuated by MG132 and Bortezomib in cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy. We demonstrated that cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy was suppressed by proteasome inhibitors. Thus, regulatory mechanism of cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy by proteasome inhibitors may provide a new therapeutic strategy to prevent the progression of heart failure.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.12-17
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• 1990

A mutant of Mycobacterium sp. has been isolated which is capable of degrading cholesterol and plant sterol to androst-4-ene-3, 17-dione and 9-hydroxyandrostene-3, 17-dione. Also this mutant hydroxylated the steroidal nucleus at the 9 $\alpha$ position. No ring degradation inhibitory agents are required for these processes.