FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (10): 142-145.

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Cholesterol-degrading Activity of Lactobacillus casei Isolated from Tibet Koumiss

 XIAO  Lin-Lin, DONG  Ming-Sheng   

  1. College of Food Science and Technology,Nanjing Agricultural University
  • Online:2003-10-15 Published:2011-12-13

Abstract: Cholesterol-degrading strains KM-16 was isolated from Tibet traditional koumiss.Using VITEK-32 AutomaticMicrobe Analytic Systems,the isolate was identified as lactobacillus casei.In MRS medium,KM-16 strain showed 51.8% ofcholesterol was degraded.The cholesterol-degrading activities of the strains were mainly due to their bile salt coprecipitionactivity and the cholesterol asimilation.The effects of KM-16 on the total serum cholesterol(TC),triglycerids(TG) and high densitycholesterol(HDL-C)were investigated in artificially-induced hyperlipemial mice.The results showed that the mean values for TCand TG concentrations decreased significantly after feeding 14d while HDL-C in serum increased at the same time.

Key words: tibet koumiss, lactobacillus casei, cholesterol degradation, hyperlipidemia