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최근 대체 감미료로서 당알코올과 합성감미제에 관한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 에리스리톨은 포도당을 원료로 효모에 의해 생산되는 포도당 발효감미료로서 과실류, 버섯, 포도주, 청주, 간장등의 발효식품에 함유되어 있 는 천연당질로 C4H10O4의 분자구조를 가지는 4탄당의 당알코올이다. 구강내에서 산생성균인 Streptococcus mutans 의 증식과 산생성, 치면세균막 형성 및 치아우식증 등은 여러 종류의 영양물질이 혼합되어 있는 구강내에서 일어나는 과정이므로 본 연구는 에리스리톨과 다른 감미제에서 S. mutans의 성장력과 산생성력을 분석하여 에리스리톨이 치아 우식증의 예방에 관여하는 중요한 기전을 밝혀내어 치아우식예방을 위한 제품을 생산하거나 활용시 올바른 정보를 제공하고 개선방안을 마련하기 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 시행하였다. 연구결과 에리스리톨은 우식활성균의 성장 을 억제시키고 산생성능을 감소시켜 치아우식을 유발하지 않으며 우식예방효과가 있는 자당 대체 감미제로 우수한 것으로 확인이 되었다.

The purpose of this study was to closely examine the inhibitive effect of erythritol on growth and acidogenic ability of Streptococcus mutans. As expected, the growth of S. mutans was comparably increased with the addition of sucrose. However, xylitol and erythritol remarkably reduced the growth of S. mutans. Growth inhibition was detected at more than 5% of erythritol although xylitol showed growth inhibition effect at all concentrations tested. Growth inhibition effect was monitored with the combination of same concentration of erythritol and other carbohydrates. Combination of 5% or 10% erythritol with xylitol showed effective growth inhibition. Addition of 2.5%, 5%, or 10% erythritol with sorbitol also showed growth inhibition. From these results, erythritol showed potency of growth inhibition of S. mutans, which is involved in dental caries, and was confirmed to be an excellent sugar substitute, which has effect on preventing caries.

본 논문은 Lavender, Tea tree, Eucalyptus, Lemongrass 4종의 천연에센셜오일의 Streptpccous mutans 에 의한 치석형성억제 효과에 대하여 연구해 보고자 하였다. Streptpccous mutans 에 의한 치석형성 억제 활성 측정결과인 Lavender 에센셜 오일의 MAC (Minium anti-adhesive concentration, 최소부착저지 농도)가 1.0 % 이고 Tea tree 에센셜 오일, Eucaliptus 에센셜 오일, lemongrass 에센셜 오일의 MAC는 0.5 % 로 나타났다. 에센셜오일의 농도를 달리하여 Streptpccous mutans와 혼합한 배양액을 항온조에서 배양한 후 용액의 pH를 측정하여 최소부착 저지농도 이하에서 산의 생성으로 pH가 낮아진 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 이 결과는 에센셜 오일이 Streptpccous mutans 에 의한 산의 생성을 억제하는 효과가 있다는 것이다. 이러한 결과들로부터 천연에센셜오일 중 특히 Tea tree, Eucalyptus, Lemongrass는 치석생성을 억제하는 천연소재로 구강관리 제품개발에 활용할 수 있는 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다

This article intended to examine the anti-plaque activity of 4 essential oils of Lavender, Tea tree, Eucalyptus, Lemongrass against Streptococcus mutans. In the results of measuring the anti-plaque effect against Streptococcus mutans, Minimum anti-adhesive concentration of Lavender oil was 1.0% and that of Tea tree, Eucalyptus, lemongrass essential oils was 0.5 %. Also, it was confirmed that the essential oils have the effect of inhibiting acid generation by Streptococcus mutans. It was confirmed that pH of the concentration was lowered by the acid generation under the MAC by measuring pH of the solution after incubating Streptococcus mutans and the essential oils in the thermostatic bath varying their concentration. From these results, the essential oils, particularly, Tea tree, Eucalyptus, Lemongrass essential oils are the natural material inhibiting the plaque generation and the potential that they can be used to develop the oral care products was confirmed

The objective of this study is to determine the influence of sleep disorder on the population of Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity. Total 158 college students were divided into GSHG(Good sleep habits group) and DSPG(Delayed sleep phase group) in accordance with their sleep habits, and also were classified into NSG(Normal sleep group) and SDG(Sleep disorder group) in accordance with the degree of daytime sleepiness. We conducted a survey about average sleep hours in weekends and weekdays, and daytime sleepiness index with ten volunteers of each GSHG and DSPG, and also 15 volunteers of each NSG and SDG. BY using selective medium, we compared the amount of salivation and the population of Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity. In the study results, the average weekend sleep hours of DSPG(547.5±66.99) were significantly more than the ones of GSHG(452.8±49.07)(p<0.05) while the average weekend sleep hours of SDG(544.5±92.74) were significantly more than the ones of NSG(415±37.84)(p<0.05). In comparison of population of S. mutans, the average population of DSPG(11.6±2.78(107 CFU/ml)) was significantly more than the one of GSHG(6.7±2.75 (107 CFU/ml))(p<0.05). In case of salivation amount, there was no significance in the classification in accordance with sleep habits while the classification based on daytime sleepiness index showed significant difference in the amount of salivation between NSG(0.282±0.064 ml,) and SDG(0.228±0.058 ml)(p<0.05). In conclusion, it was found that college students' bad sleep habits increased the population of Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity. We also found that college students who experienced daytime sleepiness had more population of Streptococcus mutans in the oral cavity and the amount of their salivation was also decreased compared to the students who had no experience of it.

본 연구에서는 누에 추출물과 여주 추출물이 S. mutans와 F. nucleatum에 미치는 항균효과를 알아보고자 하였다. BHI 액체배지에 S. mutans 또는 F. nucleatum과 0%, 2%, 4%, 8% 농도의 누에가루 또는 여주가루 추출 물을 첨가하여 배양한 뒤 광학밀도 600nm에서 시료를 측정하였다, 그 결과 S. mutans 의 흡광도는 누에 추출물에 서는 8%에서만 유의적으로 흡광도의 수치가 감소하였고 여주 추출물에서는 모든 농도에서 유의적으로 흡광도의 수치가 감소하였다. F. nucleatum의 흡광도는 누에 추출물과 여주 추출물에 모두 농도 의존적으로 유의적으로 감소하였다. 이는 누에 추출물과 여주 추출물이 구강질병의 예방 및 치료들 위한 소재로 사용 할 수 있는 가능성을 시사한다.

In this study, the antibacterial effect of silkworm extract and Momordica charantia extract on S. mutans and F. nucleatum was investigated. S. mutans or F. nucleatum and 0%, 2%, 4%, 8% concentration of silkworm powder or Momordica charantia powder extract were added to the BHI liquid medium and cultured, and the sample was measured at an optical density of 600nm. As a result, S. mutans , the absorbance value was significantly decreased only in 8% of the silkworm extract, and the absorbance value was significantly decreased in all concentrations in the Momordica charantia extract. The absorbance of F. nucleatum was significantly decreased in a concentration-dependent manner in both the silkworm extract and the Momordica charantia extract. This suggests the possibility that silkworm extract and Momordica charantia extract can be used as materials for the prevention and treatment of oral diseases.

본 연구에서는 새싹보리 추출물과 솔잎 추출물이 치아우식원인균인 S. mutans에 미치는 항균 및 탐식작용 조절 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 국내산 새싹보리가루와 솔잎가루의 에탄올 추출물을 이용하며 추출물의 농도에 따른 S. mutans에 대한 항균효과와 탐식작용조절 효과를 확인하였다. 그 결과 S. mutans 집락형성은 새싹보리 추출물에서는 유의적 차이가 나타내지 않았으나, 솔잎 추출물에서는 유의적으로 감소하였다. THP-1 세포의 S. mutans에 대한 탐식작용을 확인한 결과, 새싹보리 추출물에서는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으나, 솔잎 추출물에서는 면역세포의 탐식작용이 향상되었다. 따라서 솔잎 추출물은 치아우식예방을 위한 소재로 사용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

In this study, the antibacterial and phagocytosis regulation effects of Hordeum vulgare extract and pine needle extract on S. mutans, the causative bacteria of dental caries, were investigated. Ethanol extracts of domestic Hordeum vulgare powder and pine needle powder were used, and the antibacterial and phagocytic ability against S. mutans was confirmed according to the concentration of the extracts. As a result, S. mutans colony formation did not show a significant difference in the Hordeum vulgare extract but was significantly decreased in the pine needle extract. As a result of confirming the phagocytic ability of THP-1 cells for S. mutans , there was no significant difference in the Hordeum vulgare extract, but the phagocytic ability of immune cells was improved in the pine needle extract. Therefore, it suggests that pine needle extract can be used as a material for preventing dental caries.

Hydrogen water (HW) produced by electrolysis of water has characteristics of extremely low oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) value and high dissolved hydrogen (DH). It has been proved to have various beneficial effects including anti-oxidantion and anti-inflammation however, the antibacterial effect on human pathogenic bacteria is poorly studied. In the present study, we investigated the antibacterial effects of hydrogen water on three different types of human pathogenic bacterial species, such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and S. mutans. S. aureus, S. mutans, and E. coli were cultured and diluted with hydrogen water and tap water at different ratio (9:1, 5:5 and 1:9) and inoculated on Brain Heart Infusion (BHI) and Mac Conkey agar. After inoculation, the S. aureus, E. coli culture plates were incubated at 37 ℃ in aerobic condition for 24 h, S. mutans in anaerobic condition for 48 hours. After 24 h of incubation, the total number of the colony was measured as CFU/mL. We found that the number of all three bacterial species was fully reduced at the ratio of 1:9 hydrogen water, but the tap water had no effects. We can conclude from our results, that hydrogen water may have positive and strong antibacterial effects on various human pathogenic bacteria. But, it needs other experiments to clarify the antimicrobial effects of hydrogen water.

A gram-positive stain, Streptococcus mutans, is acting as the primary causal agent responsible for dental caries specifically in the initiation and development stages. In recent years, the evolution of microorganisms such as S. mutans that became resistant to many antibiotics has emerged as a major clinical problem due to widespread use of antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of infectious diseases. Thus, screening of more potential drugs or chemicals composed of complex ingredients is highly required to avoid these serious problems. In these context, this study was aimed to test the inhibition activity of plant extracts against a dental pathogen S. mutans. Consequently, several extracts showed a considerable extent in inhibition of the cell growth. We will discussed here about the potential applications in more details.

This study was conducted in order to elucidate the optimum conditions for the extraction of clove that can be used to elicit antibacterial activity against Streptococcus mutans using the evolutionary operation (EVOP)-factorial design technique. Higher antibacterial activity was achieved in a higher extraction temperature of 80oC (r=0.7983**) and in a longer extraction time of 26 hr (r=0.6867*). Antibacterial activity was not effected by differentiation of ethanol concentration in the extraction solvent (r= −0.0683). The maximum antibacterial activity of clove against S. mutans as determined by the EVOPfactorial design technique was obtained at an extraction temperature of 80oC, an extraction time of 26 hr and a 50% ethanol concentration. Furthermore, the population of S. mutans decreased from an initial concentration of 6.850 to 4.195 log CFU/mL in the third set that is more than 2.6 log cycles by EVOP-factorial design technique.

Bacteria produce biofilm in nature. The physiology of bacteria in biofilm is different from in planktonic growth, such as more resistant to antibacterial agents (1). Minimizing the biofilm formation of bacteria reduces the change to get bacterial problems (2, 3). We evaluated the inhibitory effect of four oriental herbs on biofilm formation of Yersinia enterocolitica, a human pathogenic Gram negative bacteria, Xanthomonas oryzae, a rice pathogenic Gram negative bacteria, and Streptococcus mutans, a common Gram positive bacteria in human mouth. The water extracts of Rheum palmatum with 14.17 g/L reduced 73%, 37%, and 78% of biofilm formation of S. mutans, Y. enterocolitica, and X. oryzae, respectively. The dichloromethane extracts of Angelica gigas with 7.88 g/L, the ethyl acetate extracts of Angelica gigas with 4.25 g/L, the butanol extracts of Aucklandia lappa with 7.60 g/L, and the ethyl acetate extracts of Myristica fragrans with 0.95 g/L inhibited the biofilm formation of Y. enterocolitica and X. oryzae mostly. The tested oriental herbs can be used for the methods to control the bacterial biofilm formation in many industries of food, pharmaceuticals, and more.

솔잎과 소나무 가지의 항충치 효과와 기능성 소재로서의 활용 가능성을 조사하기 위하여 추출물과 용매 분획의 S. mutans에 대한 항균효과, GTase 활성 억제효과 그리고 열과 pH 에 대한 안정성을 측정하였다. 열수추출물 보다는 70% EtOH 추출물이, 솔잎보다는 가지 추출물이 S. mutans에 대한 생육저해 효과가 큰 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 n-hexane 분획의 MIC 는 0.6 mg/mL로서 S. mutans에 대해 가장 높은 항균효과를 나타내었다. 그리고 솔잎과 가지 추출물의 GTase 활성 억제 효과는 S. mutans에 대한 생육억제 효과 결과와 마찬가지로 열수추출물 보다는 70% EtOH 추출물이, 솔잎 보다는 가지 추출물이 GTase 활성 억제 효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 한편 솔잎의 n-hexane은 열처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 S. mutans에 대한 항균력이 크게 감소하였고 pH의 변화에도 크게 영향받는 것으로 나타났다.

To investigate anticariogenic effects of extracts from pine needles and twigs, we measured the extracts' antimicrobial activities against Streptococcus mutans, their glucosyltransferase (GTase) inhibitory effects and their stabilities under various conditions of heat and pH. The 70% ethanol extracts of pine needles and twigs showed greater antimicrobial activities against S. mutans than the hot water extracts, and the pine twig extracts showed greater antimicrobial activity than the pine needle extracts. More specifically, the n-hexane fractions of the pine needles and twigs had the greatest effects against S. mutans, and their minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) was 0.6 mg/mL. The results of the extracts' GTase inhibitory effects indicated that the 70% ethanol extracts had greater effects than hot water extracts, and the pine twig extracts showed greater effects than the pine needle extracts. The antimicrobial activity against S. mutans for the pine needle n-hexane traction was greatly reduced as temperature increased, and was also largely affected by changes in pH. These results suggest that extracts from pine needles and twigs have anticariogenic effects and could be used as anticariogenic food additives.

This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of soy protein isolate (SPI) film containing green tea extract (GTE, 1-4%, w/w) on dental caries-inducing bacterium (Streptococcus mutans), food pathogenic (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli 0157, Salmonella typhimurium), and spoilage (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria. The physical and mechanical properties of the SPI film containing GTE were also studied. The SPI film containing GTE (4%, w/w) exhibited good antimicrobial activity against S. mutans and S. aureus. The antimicrobial activity of the SPI film containing GTE increased against S. mutans as the concentration of GTE increased up to 4%(w/w). SPI films containing GTE showed lower tensile strength and elongation, and higher total soluble matter than those of control SPI film. Therefore, GTE can be used as one of antimicrobial agents for anti-dental caries and food packaging films.

Dental caries is one of the most common oral diseases in the world. Glucosyltransferase (Gtase) of Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans) plays an important role in the develo pment of dental caries. For the purpose to develop anti- caries, we examined the effect of metabolites isolated from Streptomyces sp. M-20 on Gtase and the growth of S. mutans. Streptomyces sp. M-20 isolated from Mongolian soil showed 95~96% sequence homology with that of Streptomyces lin- colnensis. The metabolites of Streptomyces sp. M-20 were partially purified by extraction with ethyl acetate, silica gel column chromatography and preparative TLC. Partially purified metabolite, red colored component (MR-20) in ethyl acetate fraction showed potent antibacterial activitiy against S. mutans and inhibitory activity against Gtase purified from S. mutans, while another isolated yellow component (MY-20) showed no activity against S. mutans. The inhibitory activity of MR-20 against Gtase was confirmed by activity staining on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The concentration of MR-20 for 50% inhibition $(IC_{50})$ against Gtase activity was $60{\mu}g/ml$. These results suggest that MR-20 can be developed for antibacterial agent and anticaries.

본 연구에서는 항충치 활성이 보고된 지용성의 홍삼박 n-hexane 추출물과 수용성의 L-arginine의 병용이 S. mutans의 생물막 형성과 glucosyltransferase (GTase) 활성에 미치는 영향을 checkerboard assay 방법으로 조사하였다. 홍삼박 n-hexane 추출물과 L-arginine의 병용은 S. mutans의 생물막 형성 저해와 GTase 활성 저해에 대하여 모두 fractional inhibitory concentration index 0.75로 부가적인 효과를 나타내었다. 홍삼박 n-hexane 추출물과 L-arginine을 함께 처리하면 주로 S. mutans의 생물막 형성 저해는 L-arginine, S. mutans의 GTase 활성 저해는 홍삼박 n-hexane 추출물에 기인하였다. 이상의 결과는 L-arginine과 홍삼박 n-hexane 추출물은 S. mutans의 생물막 형성을 상호 보완적으로 저해함을 의미한다.

In this study, the combined effects of lipid-soluble n-hexane extract of red ginseng marc (HERGM) and water-soluble L-arginine, which has been reported to have anticaries activities, on biofilm formation and glucosyltransferase (Gtase) activity of S. mutans were investigated by checkerboard assay method. The combination of HERGM and L-arginine showed additive effects on both inhibition of biofilm formation and GTase activity of S. mutans with a fractional inhibitory concentration index of 0.75, respectively. When HERGM and L-arginine were treated together, the inhibition of biofilm formation was mainly attributed to L-arginine, and the inhibition of GTase activity was attributed to HERGM. These results indicate that L-arginine and HERGM complementarily inhibits the biofilm formation of S. mutans.

식물 천연추출물에서 항균력을 갖는 활성 물질을 분리하고 이를 구강 건강 관리 제품에 사용하려는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유기용매를 사용하여 독활과 우방자로부터 추출한 복합 화합물에 대한 구강 감염균인 Streptococcus mutans의 특정 유전자 발현 변화를 분석하여 항균 기작을 분석하고자 하였다. 전사체 분석 결과, 두 가지 천연추출물에 의해 다양한 대사 및 생리 작용과 연관된 유전자의 발현이 공통적으로 증가하거나 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 세 가지 유전자(SMU_1584c, SMU_2133c, SMU_921)는 공통적으로 높은 수준으로 발현되었으며, 특히 이 중 SMU_921 (rcrR)은 두 가지 sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS)의 전사 활성자로써 당원의 수송과 생물막 형성에 기여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 우방자 추출물에 비해 다수의 유전자 발현 변화에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타난 독활 추출물의 성분 분석을 진행하였고, 활성 분획의 가스 크로마토그래피-질량분석법(GC-MS)을 통해 두 가지 활성 단일 물질을 동정하였다. 물질 분리 과정에서 여러 유기용매 분획 중 hexane층(ACEH)의 항균 활성이 가장 높게 관찰되었다. 다양종 미생물 군집을 사용한 실험결과, S. mutans에 대한 ACEH의 항균 특이성이 관찰되었으나, 상대적으로 S. sanguinis와 S. gordonii의 생균수도 크게 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 독활 천연추출물의 광범위한 항균 활성을 시사하며, 동정한 단일 물질의 항균 기작을 분석하여 맞춤형 항균 소재 개발에 중요한 기초 자료를 제공할 수 있다.

The research has been conducted on the isolation of antimicrobial compounds from plant natural extracts and their potential application in oral health care products. This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial mechanism by analyzing the changes in gene expression of Streptococcus mutans, a major oral pathogen, in response to complex compounds extracted from Aralia continentalis and Arctii Semen using organic solvents. Transcriptome analysis (RNA-seq) revealed that both natural extracts commonly upregulated or downregulated the expression of various genes associated with different metabolic and physiological activities. Three genes (SMU_1584c, SMU_2133c, SMU_921), particularly SMU_921 (rcrR), known as a transcription activator of two sugar phosphotransferase systems (PTS) involved in sugar transport and biofilm formation, exhibited consistent high expression levels. Additionally, component analysis of the A. continentalis extract was performed to compare its effects on gene expression changes with the A. Semen extract, and two active compounds were identified through gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of the active fraction. The n-hexane fraction (ACEH) from the A. continentalis extract exhibited antibacterial specificity against S. mutans, leading to a significant reduction in the viable cell counts of Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii among the tested multi-species bacterial communities. These findings suggest the broad-spectrum antibacterial activity of the A. continentalis extract and provide essential foundational data for the development of customized antimicrobial materials by elucidating the antibacterial mechanism of the identified active compounds.