Abstract

A B S T R A C T Increase in the levels of cholesterol is harmful, it is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This study was carried out to compare the in vitro anti-hypercholesteremia effects of different concentrations of probiotic bacteria (lactobacillus casei and lactobacillus plantarum) and cyanobacteria (Spirulina platensis) isolated as intact cells or cell lysates. The results showed that S. platensis is more effective The mixture of cell lysates from L. casei, L. plantarum and Spirulina platensis lowered the level of cholesterol by 65% as compared to the inhibitory effect of L. casei (32%), L. plantarum (33%) and S. platensis (47%). Their significant differences by using the mixture of testing bacteria as intact cells and cell lysate in the percentage of cholesterol reduction.

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