• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2016

Pueraria lobata is a perennial legume plant that produces a variety of isoflavones, such as puerarin, daidzin and daidzein. These are metabolized to equol via dihydrodaidzein and tetrahydrodaidzein by the bacterial fermentation of natural isoflavone sources in the human intestines. In this study, we described the growth and accumulation of isoflavone in the hairy root of the Korean wild arrowroot according to the culture period, as well as dihydrodaidzein biosynthesis in hairy root extracts fermented with Pediococcus pentosaceus. Daily proliferation was best in DY1 cultured for 1 week. DY1 showed significant differences in daily production of puerarin and daidzin+daidzein, as compared to DJ7; furthermore, both were best in DY1 cultured for 1 week. The hairy root extract was fermented successfully with P. pentosaceus with confirmed production of dihydrodaidzein, an equol precursor formed by biotransformation. The results indicated that the growth of hairy roots and isoflavone accumulation in the hairy roots is best 1 week after culture. These results are expected to contribute to the mass production of hairy root and isoflavones as equol precursors from the Korean wild arrowroot and provide a basis for equol production by biotransformation in vitro.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.447-451
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• 2022

Phytoestrogenic S-equol production in human gut exclusively depends on the biotransformation of daidzein to dihydrodaidzein (DHD). With a growing demand for the DHD enriched biomaterials, the commercial soybean hypocotyl extract (SHE) was chosen as a substrate for the microbial DHD production by human gut bacterium MRG-1, anaerobic DHD producer. To optimize the production of DHD, anaerobic fermentation conditions, including sterilization time, growth stage of inoculum, and growth media, were investigated. Maximum DHD production (1.2 g/L) was achieved after 48 h incubation when 1% (w/v) of SHE in the 20-min-sterilized Gifu Anaeboic Medium media was inoculated with OD₆₀₀ 0.3-0.4 of MRG-1. This is the first report that crude soy biomaterial, instead of pure compounds, such as daidzin and daidzein, is utilized for the production of the DHD enriched biomaterial.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2013

국내 자생하는 야생칡(Pueraria lobata)은 푸에라린, 다이드진, 다이드제인 등 다양한 이소플라본을 함유하고 있는 주요한 콩과 약용작물이다. 이들 이소플라본은 장내에서 특정 세균과 반응으로 생물전환이 일어나 디하이드로다이드제인, 테트라하이드로다이드제인을 거쳐 약리작용이 타 이소플라본 보다 월등한 이퀄로 물질대사가 이루어지는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내 야생칡으로부터 유도된 캘러스를 이용하여 배양배지, 배양조건 및 배양기간에 따른 캘러스의 증식과 이소플라본의 합성 정도를 구명하고 배양된 캘러스 추출물을 생물전환 능력이 있는 것으로 밝혀진 Pediococcus pentosaceus 균주와의 반응을 통하여 이퀄 전구체인 디하이드로다이드제인의 생합성을 구명하고자 수행되었다. 캘러스의 증식은 광조건에서 1.0 mg/L TDZ과 1.0 mg/L NAA가 첨가된 배지에서 12일 배양했을 때 가장 좋다. 푸에라린 함량은 암조건에서 2.0 mg/L kinetin과 1.0 mg/L NAA가 첨가된 배지에서 16일 배양했을 때 가장 높게 나타났으나, 다이드진과 다이드제인 함량은 처리에 따른 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 캘러스 추출물을 P. pentosaceus 균주와 반응하여 발효시켰을 때 생물전환에 의해 이퀄의 전구체인 디하이드로다이드제인이 성공적으로 생합성되는 것이 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 국내 야생칡을 대상으로 캘러스의 대량증식을 통한 이퀄의 전구물질인 이소플라본의 대량생산에 기여할 수 있으며, 기내에서 생물전환을 통하여 이퀄을 생산하기 위한 기반이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2018

Isoflavone itself is less available in the body without the aid of intestinal bacteria. In this study, we searched for isoflavone-transforming bacteria from human fecal specimens (n = 14) using differential selection media. Isoflavone-transforming activity as the production of dihydrogenistein and dihydrodaidzein was assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography and we found Lactobacillus rhamnosus, named L. rhamnosus vitaP1, through 16S rDNA sequence analysis. Extract from Pueraria lobata (EPL) and soy hypocotyl extract were fermented with L. rhamnosus vitaP1 for 24 and 48 h at $37^{\circ}C$. Fermented EPL (FEPL) showed enhanced anti-tyrosinase activity and antioxidant capacities, important suppressors of the pigmentation process, compared with that of EPL (p < 0.05). At up to $500{\mu}g/ml$ of FEPL, there were no significant cell cytotoxicity and proliferation on B16-F10 melanoma cells. FEPL ($100{\mu}g/ml$) could highly suppress the content of melanin and melanosome formation in B16-F10 cells. In summary, Lactobacillus rhamnosus vitaP1 was found to be able to biotransform isoflavones in EPL. FEPL showed augmented anti-melanogenic potential.