• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.140-140
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• 2001

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.391-401
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• 2008

Probiotics have emerged as a potential treatment modality for numerous gastrointestinal disorders, including IBD. However, few probiotics have undergone appropriate preclinical screening in vivo. Kefir is considered a probiotic, benefiting the host through its effects in the intestinal tract. Despite numerous studies examining the action of probiotics on the host organism, few have analyzed the effects on intestinal environment. We assessed the protective effect of kefir for three weeks before inducing colitis with 2% dextran sodium sulfate for five days. The DSS loads were similar in all DSS treatment group. The results of the experiment are as follows. Food intake and FER of experimental groups were not significantly different each other, but water consumption tended to be higher in all DSS treatment groups as compared with the normal control. And visual inspection of feces revealed mild diarrhea in rat given 2% DSS. The anti-inflammatory activity of kefir was determined by myeloperoxidase activity during the DSS treatment, and there was no significant difference in any group. The levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) as a colonic lipid peroxidation were significantly lower in the kefir intake groups than in rats treated with 2% DSS alone. The DNA % in tail and tail moment values as a DNA damage level of the blood lymphocytes in kefir intake groups tended to be lower than 2% DSS treatment alone, especially tail lengths were significantly diminished. According to the colonic histopathological assay, there were a severe inflammation of lamina propria and submucosa and mild edema in mucosa and sub mucosa in DSS alone treated group. We found a slight regenerative change in kefir treatment groups. In our experiments, this means that ulcerative colitis related to oxidative injury might be prevented by kefir as a probiotic. Further studies of the potential benefits of kefir as a probiotic in inflammatory condition are encouraged.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.218-224
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• 2011

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) OA18 was isolated from yogurt prepared by using Kefir Grain as a starter. The OA18 strain was a Gram-positive, cocci-type bacterium, and able to grow anaerobically with $CO_2$ production. The OA18 strain grew well on MRS broth supplemented with 50 mM arginine at $30-37^{\circ}C$ and pH of 7.0-9.0. The optimum temperature and pH for growth are $37^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0. The isolate fermented ribose, D-glucose, cellobiose, D-trehalose, but not L-xylose, D-melibiose, and inositol. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the isolate showed 99.8% homology with the Enterococcus faecalis 16S rRNA gene (Access no. AB012212). Based on the biochemical characteristics and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis data, it was identified and named as E. faecalis OA18. The E. faecalis OA18 strain showed a high ornithine-producing capacity in the presence of arginine and also showed an antimicrobial activity against Streptomyces strains such as Streptomyces coelicolor subsp. Flavus, S. coeruleorubidus, S. coeruleoaurantiacus, S. coelicolor, S. coeruleoprunus. The cell growth of E. faecalis OA18 strain was maintained in MRS broth with a NaCl concentration of 0-7%.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.307-314
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• 2006

To search direct fed microbials, we isolated a Candida sp. from kefir grain. The isolated Candida sp. strain showed 99.8% of identity to the species of Candida kefyr by API 20C kit. Enzyme activity of Candida kefyr was higher in amylase (0.33±1.12μmol/min/mg) than that in phytase (0.052±0.98μmol/ min/mg) cellulase(0.051±μmol/min/mg) and xylanase (0.011±0.98mol/min/mg). The maximum numbers of Candida kefyr in growth curve were reached at 30 h fermentation. Candida kefyr showed high resistances to acidic environment, which was not perfectly extincted even at pH 2.0. And it showed high tolerance to bile salt which had almost 97.2% of survival in the presence of 1.0% bile salt.Especially, Candida kefyr showed high heat stability which remained 10% of initial microorganisms at 60℃. Candida kefyr was not generally inhibited by most of 11 antibiotic agent which contained tetracycline groups. These results suggest that the isolated Candida kefyr has a useful properties as probiotics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.311-313
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• 2004

모짜렐라 치즈 제조 후 부산물로 생산된 유청에 가당을 하고 케휘어 그레인, 포도주 효모를 접종하여 새로운 발효유주 제조공정을 개발하고자 하였다. 그 결과 가당원료로서 물엿을 첨가한 유청 용액의 적정산도가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 첨가한 당의 종류별당 이용율은 배양초기에는 비교적 차이가 큰 편이었지만 배양시간이 경과할수록 차이가 감소하였다. 가당 유청 용액중에서 복합균주의 생육특성은 환원탈지유와는 달리 젖산구균의 생육이 우세하였다. 치즈 유청을 살균 후 당을 첨가하고 케휘어 배양액과 포도주 효모배양액을 접종하여 $20^{\circ}C$의 저온에서 알코올 발효를 실시하였을 때, 배양 1일부터 발포현상이 나타났으며 4일간 배양 후 1.2% 알코올을 함유하는 발효배양액을 얻을 수 있었다. 발효액을 2회에 걸쳐 증류농축기에서 $75^{\circ}C$에서 25분간 감압 하에서 알코올을 추출하여 20% 알코올 원액을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.443-449
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• 1988

Three yeast strains isolated from various sources were tested in its morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics. The results were compared with those of 35 standard yeast strains in order to study important taxonomical characteristics for yeast identification and to find out the problem of computer identifying system. Although few characteristics did not coincide with literature data, three unidentified strains were temporarily identified as Saccharomyces exiguus, Candida edax, and Candida membranaefactence. The use of computer identifying system must be accomponied with conventional identification method because of the restriction of data sources for computer system.