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ArticleMicrobial cell factories2024

Investigating human-derived lactic acid bacteria for alcohol resistance.

Sini Kang, Jing Long, Myeong Soo Park, Geun Eog Ji, Ying Ju, Seockmo Ku

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Article in Microbial cell factories, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Sini KangCooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, School of Life Sciences and Health, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430068, China.
Jing LongCooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation (Ministry of Education & Hubei Province), Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), National "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, School of Life Sciences and Health, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430068, China.
Myeong Soo ParkResearch Center, BIFIDO Co., Ltd, Hongcheon, 25117, South Korea.
Geun Eog JiDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
Ying JuDepartment of Food and Nutrition, Research Institute of Human Ecology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea. juying@snu.ac.kr.
Seockmo KuDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA. seockmo.ku@ag.tamu.edu.
Seoul National University · KRHubei University of Technology · CNTexas A&M University · US

Funding

Wellcome Trust 221745
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExcessive alcohol consumption has been consistently linked to serious adverse health effects, particularly affecting the liver. One natural defense against the detrimental impacts of alcohol is provided by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), which detoxify harmful alcohol metabolites. Recent studies have shown that certain probiotic strains, notably Lactobacillus spp., possess alcohol resistance and can produce these critical enzymes. Incorporating these probiotics into alcoholic beverages represents a pioneering approach that can potentially mitigate the negative health effects of alcohol while meeting evolving consumer preferences for functional and health-centric products.

resultsFive lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolates were identified: Lactobacillus paracasei Alc1, Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus AA, Pediococcus acidilactici Alc3, Lactobacillus paracasei Alc4, and Pediococcus acidilactici Alc5. Assessment of their alcohol tolerance, safety, adhesion ability, and immunomodulatory effects identified L. rhamnosus AA as the most promising alcohol-tolerant probiotic strain. This strain also showed high production of ADH and ALDH. Whole genome sequencing analysis revealed that the L. rhamnosus AA genome contained both the adh (encoding for ADH) and the adhE (encoding for ALDH) genes.

conclusionsL. rhamnosus AA, a novel probiotic candidate, showed notable alcohol resistance and the capability to produce enzymes essential for alcohol metabolism. This strain is a highly promising candidate for integration into commercial alcoholic beverages upon completion of comprehensive safety and functionality evaluations.

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Alcohol DehydrogenaseEthanolProbioticsAldehyde OxidoreductasesHumansLacticaseibacillus rhamnosusLactobacillalesLactobacillusPediococcus acidilacticiAlcohol Dehydrogenasealdehyde dehydrogenase (NAD(P)+)Aldehyde OxidoreductasesEthanolAdhesion abilityEthanol toleranceLactic acid bacteriaWhole genome sequencing

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PMID38659044
PMCPMC11040769
OpenAlexW4395073889

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