Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

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Effect of caffeine on the antibacterial activity of Lactobacillus casei: caffeine and antibacterial activity of L. casei

  • Jang, Eunjeong (Division of Life Science and Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Daejin University) ;
  • Park, Jin A (Division of Life Science and Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Daejin University) ;
  • Kim, Young Ha (Division of Life Science and Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Daejin University) ;
  • Kim, Ho (Division of Life Science and Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Daejin University)
  • Received : 2019.06.18
  • Accepted : 2019.08.22
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Coffee is a popular beverage worldwide, and the scale of consumption is growing rapidly. Many studies have shown that increased coffee consumption has various effects on human health, including beneficial effects on liver diseases, clinical type 2 diabetes, and Parkinson's disease. However, the influences of coffee or caffeine (a component of coffee) on the gut microbiota have not been examined in detail. Here, we tested whether caffeine could alter the antimicrobial activity of L. casei against E. coli. Interestingly, we found that treatment with 0.3 mg/mL caffeine increased the antimicrobial activity of L. casei against E. coli. This activity was not associated with the release of lactic acid but did appear to be related to a heat-labile factor present in the L. casei culture supernatant. Our analyses suggest that the putative antimicrobial factor found in the culture supernatant of L. casei treated with caffeine may be bacteriocin. Taken together, our results suggest that caffeine, which is an ingredient of coffee, increases the antimicrobial activity of L. casei against E. coli through the enhanced production of bacteriocin. These findings also suggest that coffee consumption affects the ability of beneficial bacteria to decrease pathogenic bacteria and/or prevent the progression of bacterial infection-associated diseases in the gut.

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