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Optimization of Lactobacillus acidophilus cultivation using taro waste and evaluation of its biological activity

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In this study, taro waste (TW) was utilized for Lactobacillus acidophilus BCRC 14079 cultivation and the anti-tumor and immune-modulatory properties of heat-killed cells (HKCs), cytoplasmic fraction (CF), and exopolysaccharide (EPS) were evaluated. The optimum liquefaction enzyme dosage, temperature, and time determined by Box-Behnken design response surface methodology (BBD-RSM) were 9 mL/L of α-amylase, 79.2 °C, and 5 h of reaction, respectively. The optimum temperature and reaction time for saccharification were determined as 60 °C and 3 h. The optimum medium, CGMY1 medium, constitutes of TW hydrolysate containing 37 g/L of glucose, 25 g/L of corn gluten meal (CGM), and 1 g/L of yeast extract (YE). Results of MTT assay showed that HKCs and EPS from CGM medium exhibited the highest anti-proliferative in HT-29 (IC50 of HKCs, 467.25 μg/mL; EPS, 716.10 μg/mL) and in Caco-2 cells (IC50 of EPS, 741.60 μg/mL). Luciferase-based NF-ΚB and COX-2 systems indicated HKCs from CGM medium stimulated the highest expression of luciferin in both systems. The luciferase activities by using 100 and 500 μg/mL of HKCs from CGM were 24.30- and 45.83-fold in NF-ΚB system and 11.54- and 4.93-fold in COX-2 system higher than the control. In conclusion, this study demonstrated the potential of TW medium for L. acidophilus cultivation and the production of non-viable probiotics with enhanced biological activities.

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This article was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC (MOST 104-2221-E-002-125-MY3). The authors would like to thank Tien-Ni Tammy Tseng (who is a native speaker) from the Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University for the English editing.

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    1. Graduate Institute of Food Science Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan

      Shu-Chen Hsieh, Xiao-Hui Pua, Yuwen Ting & Kuan-Chen Cheng

    2. Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, 1492 Chung-Shan Road, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan, 330, Taiwan

      Jui-Ming Liu

    3. Biobank Management Center of Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan

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    4. Department of Pathology and Graduate Institute of Pathology and Parasitology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, No. 161, Sec. 6, Minquan E. Road, Neihu District, Taipei, 114, Taiwan

      Ren-Jun Hsu

    5. Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan

      Kuan-Chen Cheng

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    Hsieh, SC., Liu, JM., Pua, XH. et al. Optimization of Lactobacillus acidophilus cultivation using taro waste and evaluation of its biological activity. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 100, 2629–2639 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-7149-1

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