NEW LACTOBACILLUS, LACTOBACILLUS COMPOSITION AND PLANT EXTRACT AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANT EXTRACT AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYPHENOL

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new and safely ingestible Lactobacillus that has strong tannase activity and no gallic acid decarboxylase activity, and can suitably colonize in the intestine, and to provide a Lactobacillus composition containing the Lactobacillus, as well as a method for producing plant extract and a low molecular weight polyphenol using the Lactobacillus.;SOLUTION: Disclosed is a Lactobacillus that has tannase activity and no gallic acid decarboxylase activity, wherein the Lactobacillus has inulin assimilation. Any one of Lactobacillus plantarum 22A-1 (FERM AP-21409), Lactobacillus plantarum 22A-3 (FERM AP-21411) and Lactobacillus plantarum 22B-2 (FERM AP-21410) is desirable as the Lactobacillus.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT