scholarly journals Isolation and Characterization of Probiotic LAB from Kimchi and Spontaneously Fermented Teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) Batter: Their Effects on Phenolic Content of Teff during Fermentation

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Yoseph Asmelash Gebru ◽  
Desta Berhe Sbhatu
Keyword(s):  
Lactobacillus Brevis ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Eragrostis Tef ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
Probiotic Properties ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance

Microbial fermentation is proven to induce molecular transformations and produce bioactive compounds thereby enhancing sensory and nutritional quality of flour-based fermented foods. In this study, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were isolated from Korean kimchi and Ethiopian fermented teff (Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter) flour batter. Isolates were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing and characterized for various probiotic properties. Few trains were selected for further teff flour batter fermentation and evaluating their effects on phenolic contents and compositions. Out of 200 bacterial isolates, 44 of them showed considerable acid and bile tolerance and 22 were tested positive for protease activity. A large number of the isolates showed antimicrobial activities against Salmonella gallinarium indicator strains. Majority of these probiotic strains belonged to Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis species. All the strains used for fermentation of teff were able to significantly increase total phenolic contents (TPC). An increase in TPC of up to 7-fold was observed in some strains.

scholarly journals ISOLATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF Lactobacillus fermentum EIPW5A ISOLATED FROM WHEY

2021 ◽  
pp. e248
Author(s):  
Dipanwita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Barun Bhattacharyya
Keyword(s):  
Lactic Acid Production ◽  
Probiotic Strain ◽  
16S Rrna Gene Sequencing ◽  
Lactobacillus Fermentum ◽  
Resistance Pattern ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Probiotic Properties ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance ◽  
Rrna Gene Sequencing

The probiotic organisms are now used widely for different clinical indications. In an attempt to isolate a good probiotic strain for therapeutic applications, we have screened several isolates having probiotic attributes. The essential probiotic characters such as lactic acid production, antimicrobial activity, acid and bile tolerance, vitamin B12 production and antibiotic resistance pattern were considered as parameters for screening of probiotic bacteria from its natural habitats. Considering the said probiotic properties the strain EIPW5A was selected for the present study. The organism was identified as Lactobacillus fermentum based on its morphological, biochemical, physiological characters and 16S rRNA gene sequencing results.

Isolation and Characterization of Soil Myxobacteria from Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Nabin Rana ◽  
Saraswoti Khadka ◽  
Bishnu Prasad Marasini ◽  
Bishnu Joshi ◽  
Pramod Poudel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
The Family ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Antimicrobial Metabolites

 Realizing myxobacteria as a potential source of antimicrobial metabolites, we pursued research to isolate myxobacteria showing antimicrobial properties. We have successfully isolated three strains (NR-1, NR-2, NR-3) using the Escherichia coli baiting technique. These isolates showed typical myxobacterial growth characteristics. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all the strains (NR-1, NR-2, NR-3) belong to the family Archangiaceae, suborder Cystobacterineae, and order Myxococcales. Furthermore, 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity searched through BLAST revealed that strain NR-1 showed the closest similarity (91.8 %) to the type strain Vitiosangium cumulatum (NR-156939), NR-2 showed (98.8 %) to the type of Cystobacter badius (NR-043940), and NR-3 showed the closest similarity (83.5 %) to the type of strain Cystobacter fuscus (KP-306730). All isolates showed better growth in 0.5-1 % NaCl and pH around 7.0, whereas no growth was observed at pH 9.0 and below 5.0. All strains showed better growth at 32° C and hydrolyzed starch, whereas casein was efficiently hydrolyzed by NR-1 and NR-2. Besides, preliminary antimicrobial tests from crude extracts showed activities against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi. Our findings suggest that the arcane soil habitats of Nepal harbor myxobacteria with the capability to produce diverse antimicrobial activities that may be explored to overcome the rapidly rising global concern about antibiotic resistance.

Isolation and characterization of lactobacilli from human faeces and indigenous fermented foods for their potential application as probiotics

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemanti Mandal ◽  
Ruchi Jariwala ◽  
Tamishraha Bagchi
Keyword(s):  
Bile Salt ◽  
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus ◽  
Antagonistic Activity ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance ◽  
Ht 29

This study was conducted to select Lactobacillus strains from various sources on the basis of their probiotic attributes, such as acid and bile tolerance, binding to intestinal cells, and antimicrobial activity. Twelve isolates were obtained from human and food sources and were evaluated against standard probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG). Isolates were also studied for their antibiotic susceptibility. Isolate Lactobacillus fermentum GPI-6 showed the best survival profile at 0.3% and 1% bile salt, as compared with LGG. Isolates Lactobacillus plantarum GRI-2 and Lactobacillus salivarius GPI-4 showed no reduction in survival rate at pH 2.5. As expected, isolates showed strain-specific differences when comparing various attributes. Isolates GPI-4, GPI-7, and FA-5 showed better adhesion to HT-29, while isolate GPI-4 adhered better to Caco-2 cells than did LGG. However, when studying their ability to compete with Escherichia coli O26:H11, isolates GPI-6 and GPI-7 significantly inhibited E. coli adhesion to both HT-29 and Caco-2 cells compared with LGG. In conclusion, isolates GPI-4, GPI-7, and FA-5 showed excellent binding ability and antagonistic activity and better tolerance to acidic pH (pH 2.5) and to different bile salt concentrations in comparison with LGG, and hence, they could be considered as potential probiotic candidates.

scholarly journals In Vitro Evaluation of Probiotic Properties of Indigenous Yeasts Isolated from Nigerian Fermented Food Products

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
I. A. Adesokan ◽  
A. I. Sanni ◽  
S. S. Kanwar
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Fermented Food ◽  
Adhesive Property ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
Probiotic Properties ◽  
Bile Tolerance ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance ◽  
Indigenous Yeast

Probiotics are living microbial food supplements which beneficially affect the host by improving the intestinal microbial balance. Before an organism can be designated as probiotic there are certain criteria that must be fulfilled. These include acid and bile tolerance, antimicrobial activity, ability to co-aggregate, hydrophobicity etc. One hundred and eighty one indigenous yeast isolates recovered from various fermented food products of Nigeria were characterized and grouped using phenotypic methods. Forty two selected yeast isolates were identified using molecular method which involved sequencing of D1 and D2 domain of the large subunit of ribosomal DNA. Then nine indigenous Saccharomyces cerevisiae were evaluated for their probiotic characteristics such as acid and bile tolerance, transit in simulated gastric and intestinal juices, autoaggregation and hydrophobicity. Saccharomyces cerevisiae SC10 was included as a positive control. The S. cerevisiae were able to grow in the presence of acidic medium with pH as low as 2 and 3. In the minimum inhibitory concentration test with 0-1% ox bile, all the S. cerevisiae tested were able to grow. The growth for 3% bile tolerance test ranged from 4.81 to 5.35 log cfu/ml. These isolates were able to survive in simulated gastro-intestinal transit. All the yeast isolates exhibited bile salt deconjugation activity against sodium glycodeoxycholate and were able to grow in the presence of all other bile salts investigated. Autoaggregation ability (an adhesive property) of the indigenous yeast isolates ranged from 89.80% for S. cerevisiae BK19 to 99.91% for S. cerevisiae OB03. The native yeast isolates also exhibited high percentage hydrophobicity, another adhesive property of probiotics. The values obtained ranged from 31.62 to 83.45% for isolates AG23A and OB 17. These observations indicate that the native yeast isolates from Nigerian fermented foods have the potential of being use as probiotics for making functional foods.

Micropropagation and Evaluation of Phenolic Content, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Vernonia cinerea (Linn.) Less

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
MA Sonibare ◽  
TO Aremu ◽  
PA Okorie
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Ms Medium ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Total Phenolic Contents ◽  
Antioxidant Agents ◽  
Vernonia Cinerea

Vernonia cinerea, belonging to the family Asteraceae, is of wide medicinal application. This study investigated the antimicrobial, antioxidant activities and the total phenolic contents of wild plant of Vernonia cinerea with its respective shoot cultures.Nodal explants of V. cinerea were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplemented with various combinations of BAP (0.5-2.5 mg/L) and NAA (0.1-0.5 mg/L) including various concentrations of Gibberllic acid for subculturing. The antimicrobial activity of plant extracts was tested using agar well diffusion and macrodilution methods for zone of inhibition (ZI), minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC).The free radical scavenging test was conducted using 2,2, diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) reagent while total phenolic contents (TPC) were measured by Folin–Ciocalteau reagent. Maximum shoot proliferation of 11.42 ± 2.26 cm was obtained from MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mg/L BAP + 0.1 mg/L NAA. All extracts displayed moderate antimicrobial potential against the tested pathogens in the range of 9.0-13.1 mm ZI, with highest MIC of 0.78 mg/mL and 1.56 mg/mL fromMPE and WPE, respectively.The IC50 values of 4.49 and 5.10 μg/mL was obtained in WPE and MPE. The MPE had TPC of 6.66 ± 0.83 mg GAE/g compared to the WPE with TPC of 5.43 ± 1.31 mg GAE/g. The crude methanol extracts of wild and micropropagated plants of V. Cinerea showed high amounts of phenolic compounds, which could present them as candidates for future search for antimicrobial and antioxidant agents for different ailments.Keywords: Micropropagation, Antioxidant, DPPH, Phenolic Compound, Vernonia cinerea

scholarly journals Nutritional and Functional Properties of Fermented Mixed Grains by Solid-State Fermentation with Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 245

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1693
Author(s):  
Su Jin Heo ◽  
Ah-Jin Kim ◽  
Min-Ju Park ◽  
Kimoon Kang ◽  
Do Yu Soung
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Solid State Fermentation ◽  
Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens ◽  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Brown Rice ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry

Fermented foods have several advantages, including increased nutritional value, improved bioavailability, and functional health properties. We examined that these outcomes were also observed in fermented mixed grains (FMG) containing wheat germ, wheat bran, oats, brown rice, barley, quinoa, and lentils following solid-state fermentation (SSF) by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 245. The metabolic profile during fermentation was screened using capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry (CE-TOF-MS). The amino acids were quantitatively measured for the validation of the changes in metabolites. The activity of enzymes (e.g., amylase, protease, and fibrinolysis) and antioxidant capacity was also assessed to elucidate the functionality of FMG. The essential amino acid contents gradually increased as fermentation progressed. As the metabolites involved in the urea cycle and polyamine pathway were changed by fermentation, arginine was used as a substance to produce citrulline, ornithine, and agmatine. FMG showed dramatic increases in enzyme activity. FMG incubated for 36 h also displayed higher total phenolic contents and free radical scavenging ability than MG. The data suggest that FMG produced by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 245 possess improved nutritional and functional quality, leading to their potential use as dietary supplements.

Screening for Antiproliferative Effect of Lactobacillus Strains Against Colon Cancer HT-29 Cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 573-574 ◽  
pp. 1039-1043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Mei Wang ◽  
Lan Wei Zhang ◽  
Wei Gu ◽  
Chao Hui Xue ◽  
Ying Chun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Lactobacillus Rhamnosus ◽  
Western China ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Fermented Foods ◽  
Antiproliferative Effects ◽  
Whole Cells ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance ◽  
Ht 29 ◽  
Traditional Fermented Foods

One hundred and forty lactobacillus strains which were obtained from infant faeces and traditional fermented foods in western China were examined for possible use as probiotics. The live whole cells from lactobacilli were tested for antiproliferative effects, adherent capability, acid and bile tolerance on colon cancer HT-29 cells. The results showed that eleven strains inhibited growth of HT-29 cells. Among the eleven strains, ten strains were further screened out through adhering activity assay. All the ten strains could grow in acidified broth at pH 1.5 and in 0.3% (w/v) bile salt. Nevertheless, G5, X11, X12, M5, M23, K11 and K14 showed the most profound inhibitory activity against HT-29 cells. While Q12, SB27, X2 and M7 were poorly presented. 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that X12, M5, M7 and M23 were Lactobacillus paracasei, G5, Q12, SB27, X2, X11 and K14 were Lactobacillus casei, K11 was Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Together, these results suggest G5, X11, X12, M5, M23, K11 and K14 to be good probiotic candidates and potential application in functional foods and health-associated products.

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of four Astragalus species growing wild in Turkey

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevil Albayrak ◽  
Onur Kaya
Keyword(s):  
Radical Scavenging ◽  
Reducing Power ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Breast Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Cytotoxic Activities ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Agar Well Diffusion Assay ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Mcf 7

Abstract Objective The objective of the present study was to investigate the phenolic compositions, antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of four Astragalus species, two of which are endemic to Turkish flora. Methods The total phenolic and flavonoid contents of methanol extracts obtained from four Astragalus species were detected using Folin-Ciocalteu and aluminum chloride colorimetric assays. Their phenolic compositions were identified by Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS). The antioxidant activity was assayed with phosphomolybdenum, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging (DPPH), hydrogen peroxide scavenging, β-carotene bleaching activity, ferric-ion reducing power (FRAP) and cupric ions (Cu2+) reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC) methods. Antimicrobial activities of the extracts were studied by agar well-diffusion assay. The cytotoxic effects of the extracts on MCF-7 (human breast cancer cell lines) were determined by MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide) method. Results The extracts exerted moderate antioxidant and reducing activity with low phenolic contents. The main component in the extracts was determined as ferulic acid. The extracts demonstrated no antibacterial activity except P. aeruginosa. A. talasseus showed the highest cytotoxic activity on MCF-7 during 48 h. Conclusion It is believed that the results of this study will contribute to research recently increasing for the use of natural antioxidant and antimicrobial compounds in many industrial fields such as food, pharmacy and medicine.

scholarly journals Probiotic Potential ofLactobacillusStrains with Antimicrobial Activity against Some Human Pathogenic Strains

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parisa Shokryazdan ◽  
Chin Chin Sieo ◽  
Ramasamy Kalavathy ◽  
Juan Boo Liang ◽  
Noorjahan Banu Alitheen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Antimicrobial Activities ◽  
Rrna Gene ◽  
Human Pathogens ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Probiotic Potential ◽  
Good Ability ◽  
Acid And Bile Tolerance ◽  
Infant Feces

The objective of this study was to isolate, identify, and characterize some lactic acid bacterial strains from human milk, infant feces, and fermented grapes and dates, as potential probiotics with antimicrobial activity against some human pathogenic strains. One hundred and forty bacterial strains were isolated and, after initial identification and a preliminary screening for acid and bile tolerance, nine of the best isolates were selected and further identified using 16 S rRNA gene sequences. The nine selected isolates were then characterizedin vitrofor their probiotic characteristics and their antimicrobial activities against some human pathogens. Results showed that all nine isolates belonged to the genusLactobacillus. They were able to tolerate pH 3 for 3 h, 0.3% bile salts for 4 h, and 1.9 mg/mL pancreatic enzymes for 3 h. They exhibited good ability to attach to intestinal epithelial cells and were not resistant to the tested antibiotics. They also showed good antimicrobial activities against the tested pathogenic strains of humans, and most of them exhibited stronger antimicrobial activity than the reference strainL. caseiShirota. Thus, the nineLactobacillusstrains could be considered as potential antimicrobial probiotic strains against human pathogens and should be further studied for their human health benefits.

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