An investigation was carried out to evaluate the potential role of Lactobacillus Plantarum KCC-10 and KCC-19 on the quality and fermentation characterization of Italian ryegrass (IRG) silages. The physiochemical properties of IRG silage such as crude protein content, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, total digestible nutrient and in vitro dry matter digestibility were not affected by KCC-10 and KCC-19. The pH of IRG silage in KCC-10 and KCC-19 treatments decreased compared to the control (p<0.05), while the lactic acid content in KCC-10 and KCC-19 treatments increased compared to the control (p<0.05). In addition, the number of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the KCC-10 treatment increased compared to the control (p<0.05). The number of lactic acid bacteria in KCC-19 increased, but there was no significant difference in all treatments. Therefore, we recommend L. plantarum KCC-10 and KCC-19 as potential additive candidates in IRG silage with lots of advantages.

본 연구에서는 알팔파를 이용하여 사일리지 제조시 L. plantarum KCC-10 및 KCC-19를 접종하여 사일리지의 사료가치, 품질 및 미생물상의 변화를 조사하였다. 알팔파 사일리지 제조시 조단백질, ADF, NDF, TDN 함량 그리고 in vitro 건물소화율은 무접종구와 비슷하였다. L. plantarum KCC-10 및 KCC-19 접종구는 무접종구에 비해 알팔파 사일리지의 pH는 감소 되었으나 (p>0.05), 젖산함량은 L. plantarum KCC-10 및 KCC-19 접종구에서 증가하였다(p<0.05). 그러나 초산 및 낙산 함량은 젖산균 접종구에서는 증가하였으나 통계적인 차이는 보이지 않았다 (p>0.05). 알팔파 사일리지 젖산균 단독 처리구의 젖산균 수는 무접종구에 비해 현저하게 증가하였다 (p<0.05). 이상의 결과를 요약해 보면 알팔파 사일리지 제조시 L. plantarum KCC-10 및 KCC-19 접종에 의해 사일리지의 젖산함량과 젖산균수가 증가되었다.

This study investigated the effects of LactoPlanta® (Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum), 2.0 × 109 colony forming units (CFU)/kg) on reduction of noxious gas emission in pig houses as well as improvement of carcass weight and quality in finishing pigs. A total of 850 finishing pigs were assigned to four treatment groups: control (CON, basal diet) (n=190), LP-0.1, 0.1% LactoPlanta® (n=210), LP-0.2, 0.2% LactoPlanta® (n=230), and LP-0.4, 0.4% LactoPlanta® (n=220). Ammonia and hydrogen sulfide concentrations were significantly reduced in all treatment groups compared to CON. Mercaptan contents and carcass weights of LP-0.2 and LP-0.4 were significantly decreased compared to CON, whereas there were no significant differences between LP-0.1 and CON. Carcass weight of LP-0.1 was slightly higher than that of CON, but there was no significant difference. However, carcass weights of LP-0.2 and LP-0.4 were significantly higher than that of CON (P<0.05). The prevalence of grade A carcasses in groups administered with L. plantarum (46.7~63.3%) was higher than that in CON (43.3%) and increased in a dose-dependent manner. Based on the results of this study, L. plantarum could be an effective candidate to reduce noxious gas emissions in finishing pig houses as well as improve carcass weight and quality in finishing pigs.

In the present work we investigated the effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from kimchi on prolifera-tion and apoptosis of cancer cells. The cell-free supernatant concentrate of Lactobacillus brevis OPK-3 significantly retar-ded the proliferation of human acute promyelocytic (HL60), human histiocytic (U937), and mouse lymphocytic (L1210)leukemia cell lines in vitro at concentrations over 2.25-9.0 mg/mL. The treatments of the concentrate leaded to the increasedapoptosis and decreased mitochondrial transmembrane potential in cultured U937 leukemia cell lines. In addition, the treat-ments of the concentrate showed the increased expression of p53 gene in cultured U937 and HL60 leukemia cell lines. Onthe other hand, the cell-free supernatant concentrate of control L. brevis strain (KCCM 41028) showed a relatively littleeffect on the cancer cell proliferation, apoptosis, and mitochondrial transmembrane potential at the similar concentrationranges compared with the L. brevis OPK-3 samples. These results suggest that the consumption of L. brevis OPK-3 could bebeneficial for the inhibitory action on leukemia cell proliferation and for the stimulatory action on the cancer cell apoptosis.

본 연구에서는 꽃송이버섯 건물과 powder를 각각 Yeast Extract broth와 MRS broth에서 Lactoballius 4종(L. plantarum, L. acidophilus, L. helveticus, and L. delbrueckii)과 함께 발효시켰다. 발효액의 final pH는 pH 3.9±0.02로 유산균의 일반적인 final pH 값과 일치함을 통해 유산균의 발효를 확인하였고, 유산균에 의한 꽃송이버섯 발효의 효과를 β-glucan 함량을 통하여 확인하였다. Yeast Extract broth 발효액은 YSB-2LP 1.65 g/100 g으로 β-glucan을 거의 함유하고 있지 않았지만 MRS broth 발효액은 Yeast Extract broth 발효액의 10배에 달하는 MPB-1LP 10.84 g/100 g을 함유하고 있었다. MPB-1LP는 꽃송이버섯 powder와 L.actobacillus plantarum으로 발효한 발효액으로 pH stress로 인해 만들어진 L. plantarum의 β-D-glucosidase에 의해 분해된 고분자량의 수용성 β-glucan이라 사료된다. 꽃송이버섯을 powder 상태로 L. plantarum과 함께 발효시켰을 때 꽃송이버섯의 수용성 β-glucan 추출 효율을 높일 수 있으며, 본 연구의 결과는 꽃송이버섯 유산균 발효물의 면역촉진 작용 연구를 위한 기초연구자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

The cholesterol lowering effect of vegetables fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum HY7712 was evaluated in rats fed high fat/high cholesterol diet. SD Rats were randomly divided into three groups, then fed a normal diet (ND), a highfat high-cholesterol diet (HFCD), or HFCD and vegetables fermented by HY7712 (VFLAB) for 5 weeks, and the biomarkers in the blood, liver, and feces of rats were measured. Antioxidant status such as SOD, CAT, GSH/GSSG, and MDA was significantly deteriorated in HFCD compared with ND (p<0.01) but was improved in VFLAB to the level of ND. In addition, the level of MDA in VFLAB was significantly decreased in comparison with HFCD (p<0.05). Total cholesterol, LDLcholesterol, and atherogenic index (AI) were significantly increased in HFCD, but significantly decreased in VFLAB (p<0.05). In addition, administration of a HFCD diet increased the fecal bile acid in rats and the concentration of fecal bile acid was higher in VFLAB than in HFCD. In conclusion, the vegetables fermented by L. plantarum HY7712 improved antioxidant status and hypercholesterolemia induced by HFCD diet, which may be due to the synergic effect of lactic acid bacteria and fermented vegetables.

The culture supernatant of Lactobacillus casei CJNU 0588 was prepared from a culture incubated in whey broth (10%, w/v). The culture supernatant stimulated the growth of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis KCTC 3127 and Lactobacillus acidophilus KCTC 3145 which are recognized as human gut beneficial bacteria, whereas inhibited that of Clostridium difficile KCTC 5009 as a gut pathogenic bacterium and Escherichia coli JM109. In co-culture test, L. casei CJNU 0588 cells slightly stimulated the growth of B. longum subsp. infantis KCTC 3127 and L. acidophilus KCTC 3145 but mildly inhibited that of C. difficile KCTC 5009 and E. coli JM109. Therefore L. casei CJNU 0588 strain might positively function to gut microbiota and can be used for gut health-promoting probiotics.

The present study was planned to analyze the nutritional quality, microbial counts and fermentative acids in Italian ryegrass (IRG) 80% and alfalfa 20% (IRG-HV) mediated silage inoculated with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as a probiotic strain for 3 months. Crude protein (CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and neutral detergent fiber (NDF), total digestible nutrient (TDN) and In-vitro dry matter digestibility (IVDMD), lactic acid bacteria (LAB), yeast and fungi counts and fermentation metabolites such as lactic acid, acetic acid and butyric acids were analyzed. The result shows that the nutritional quality and metabolite profiles of silage were significantly improved with LAB. For microbial counts, LAB showed dominant followed by yeast as compared with control silage. The pH of the silage also reduced significantly when silage inoculated with LAB. The result confirmed that silage preparation using different crops with L. plantarum inoculation is most beneficial for the farmers.

Halitosis is caused by consumption of certain foods or drinks and production of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) by periodontopathogens. VSCs-related halitosis is not easily removed using mechanical or chemical therapies such as dental floss, plaque control and mouth rinse. Lactobacillus are known to be probiotics and stimulate immune systems of human. Furthermore, L. casei ATCC 334 and L. rhamnosus GG have an effect on protection of dental caries in vitro studies. The aim of this study was to investigate effect of Lactobacillus on halitosis by Fusobacterium nucleatum- and Porphyromonas gingivalis- producing VSCs and to analyze inhibitory mechanism. The periodontopathogens were cultivated in the presence or the absence Lactobacillus, and the level of VSCs was measured by gas chromatograph. For analysis of inhibitory mechanisms, the susceptibility assay of the spent culture medium of Lactobacillus against F. nucleatum and P. gingivalis was investigated. Also, the spent culture medium of Lactobacillus and periodontopathogens were mixed, and the emission of VSCs from the spent culture medium was measured by gas chromatograph. L. casei and L. rhamnosus significantly reduced production of VSCs. L. casei and L. rhamnosus exhibited strong antibacterial activity against F. nucleatum and P. gingivalis. The spent culture medium of L. casei inhibited to emit gaseous hydrogen sulfide, methyl mercaptan and dimethyl sulfide from the spent culture medium of periodontopathogens. However, the spent medium of L. rhamnosus repressed only dimethyl sulfide. L. casei ATCC 334 may improve halitosis by growth inhibition of periodontopathogens and reduction of VSCs emission.

A galactose fermentation bacterium producing lactose from red seaweed, which was known well to com-promise the galactose as main reducing sugar, was isolated from button mushroom bed in Buyeo-Gun, Chungchugnam-do province. The lactic acid bacteria MONGB-2 was identified as Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. tolerans by analysisof 16S rRNA gene sequence. When the production of lactic acid and acetic acid by L. paracasei MONGB-2 was inves-tigated by HPLC analysis with various carbohydrates, the strain MONGB-2 efficiently convert the glucose and galactoseto lactic acid with the yield of 18.86 g/L and 18.23 g/L, respectively and the ratio of lactic acid to total organic acidswas 1.0 and 0.91g/g for both substrates. However, in the case of acetic acid fermentation, other carbohydrates besidesgalactose and red seaweed hydrolysate could not be totally utilized as carbon sources for acetic acid production by thestrain. The lactic acid production from glucose and galactose in the fermentation time courses was gradually enhancedupto 60 h fermentation and the maximal concentration reached to be 16-18 g/L from both substrates after 48 h of fer-mentation. The initial concentration of glucose and galactose were completely consumed within 36 h of fermentation, ofwhich the growth of cell also was maximum level. In addition, the bioconversion of lactic acid from the red seaweedhydrolysate by L. paracasei MONGB-2 appeared to be about 20% levels of the initial substrates concentration and thisresults were entirely lower than those of galactose and glucose showed about 60% of conversion. The apparent resultsshowed that L. paracasei MONGB-2 could produce the lactic acid with glucose as well as galactose by the homof-ermentation through EMP pathway

본 연구는 식품으로 사용하고 있는 유산균의 보존성과 안정성을 높이고, 맛과 시각적인 차별화를 주기 위한 방법으로 더블매트릭스 캡슐화에 대한 제조방법에 대하여 기술하였다. 일차캡슐화방법으로 5wt%의 슈크로스에스터를 이용하여 부드럽고 촉촉한 크림을 만들었다. 더블매트릭스캡슐화는 키토산과 아르긴산을 1:3의 비율로 혼합하여 제조하였을 때 가장 안정한 캡슐이 형성되었다. 더블매트릭스 캡슐입자의 크기는 지름이 3mm이었다. 유산균의 pH변화에 대한 활성은 산성(pH=4.3±0.3)이나 중성(pH=7.12±0.2)상태에서보다 알칼리성 (pH=10.5±0.3)에서 더욱 우수한 활성을 보였다. 1개월 경과 후에서도 살아있는 유산균의 활성을 확인할 수 있었다. 식품산업에 응용으로 요거트안에 유산균캡슐이 함유된 제형과 5가지의 색상을 입힌 더블매트릭스캡슐을 개발하였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 유산균을 안정화시키는 방법의 하나의 도구로써, 더블매트릭스캡슐이 식품산업에 크게 기여할 것으로 기대된다. 더 나아가 의약품산업에서 인슐린 등의 캡슐화를 통한 약물전달시스템 (drug delivery system) 및 화장품산업에서의 활성성분의 안정화 기술에 응용이 가능할 것으로 기대한다.

The Lactobacillus brevis 340G strain isolated from traditional Korean fermented food (kimchi) produced 15.50mMof γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) after 48 h of cultivation in MRS media containing 1% L-monosodium glutamate(MSG). The culture conditions of Lb. brevis 340G were optimized for GABA production. Lb. brevis 340G was cul-tivated at 30oC in optimized MRS media containing 3% sucrose and 2% yeast extract with 3% MSG, resulting inmaximum GABA production (68.77mM) after 54 h of cultivation. Skim milk fermented with Lb. brevis 340G pro-duced 4.64mM of GABA in the presence of 1% MSG. These results suggest that Lb. brevis 340G could be usedas a starter for functional fermented foods and skim milk fermented with Lb. brevis 340G could be further devel-oped to become functional dairy food fortified with GABA.

The study was conducted to investigate the condition for mixed fermentation of Rhodilola sachalinensis with red ginseng using Lactobacillus acidophillus 128 and the changes of physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities before and after the lactic acid fermentation was examined. In the single fermentation of Rhodiola sachalinensis extract, the pH and titratable acidity rarely changed, and the number of lactic acid bacteria decreased greatly. On the other hand, in the lactic acid fermentation of Rhodiola sachalinensis-red ginseng mixed extract of 50% red ginseng content, the pH decreased, whereas the titratable acidity and the number of lactic acid bacteria increased. The solid content of optimal mixed extract for lactic acid fermentation was 0.5%. Sugar content decreased during fermentation, but total phenolic compounds tended to increase during fermentation. The salidroside and p-tyrosol content of the initial Rhodiola sachalinensis-red ginseng mixed extract was 419.5 ㎎% and 60.1 ㎎%, respectively; after fermentation, the salidroside content after lactic acid fermentation decreased greatly to 81.8 ㎎%, and the amount of p-tyrosol increased greatly to 324.9 ㎎%. The DPPH scavenging activity of Rhodiola sachalinensis-red ginseng mixed fermentate was 78.1% at 0.1% concentration, showing a tendency to increase as compared to 50.3% of Rhodiola sachalinensis-red ginseng mixed extract before the fermentation (p<0.05); it was a higher antioxidant activity as compared to the single fermentation of Rhodiola sachalinensis or red ginseng.