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Conversion of Flavonols Kaempferol and Quercetin in Mulberry ( M orus Alba L .) Leaf Using Plant‐Fermenting L actobacillus Plantarum
Author(s) -
Lee Nam Keun,
Jeong Jong Hoon,
Oh Jisun,
Kim Younghoon,
Ha Young Sik,
Jeong YongSeob
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of food biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-4514
pISSN - 0145-8884
DOI - 10.1111/jfbc.12176
Subject(s) - flavonols , kaempferol , quercetin , food science , lactobacillus plantarum , flavonoid , chemistry , dry weight , fermentation , traditional medicine , antioxidant , botany , biology , biochemistry , medicine , lactic acid , bacteria , genetics
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the levels of flavonols in mulberry leaf fermented by L actobacillus plantarum isolated from a traditional K orean soybean‐fermented food. Flavonol kaempferol and quercetin contents were markedly higher in fermentates of mulberry leave ( FML ) extracts than in unfermented mulberry leave ( UFML ) extracts (kaempferol and quercetin: 30.43 ± 1.83 mg/100 g and 49.96 ± 2.74 mg/100 g equivalent weight of dry in FML versus 0.54 ± 0.11 mg/100 g and 0.58 ± 0.15 mg/100 g equivalent weight of dry in UFML ). In addition, total phenolic and flavonoid contents in FML extract were 1,183.28 ± 2.99 mg/100 g equivalent weight of dry and 425.61 ± 9.73 mg/100 g equivalent weight of dry, respectively, which were considerably higher than those of the control UFML extract. Practical Applications Flavonols kaempferol and quercetin with antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory properties have been implicated in the prevention and development of therapies for cancers, cardiovascular disease, neurological and metabolic disorders, and bone diseases and so on. These results suggest that L actobacillus plantarum isolated from a traditional K orean soybean‐fermented food could be used as a starter strain for improvement of biologically beneficial flavonol compounds in plant‐derived food materials.