Abstract
Bacillus subtilis CSY191, the potential probiotics and surfactin-like compound producer, was isolated from doenjang (Korean traditional fermented soybean paste).The survival rate of this strain appeared to be the 58.3% under artificial gastric conditions after 3h at pH 3.0. Surfactin was purified from the strain CSY191. Three potential surfactin isoforms were detected, with protonated masses of m/z 1030.7, 1044.7, and 1058.71. These different structures were detected in combination with Na+, K+ and Ca2+ ions by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Upon 500MHz 1H NMR analysis, the surfactin isoforms had identical amino acids (GLLVDLL) and hydroxy fatty acids (of 13–15 carbons in length). The MTT assay showed that surfactin inhibited growth of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner, with an IC50 of approximately 10μg/ml at 24h. Additionally, the surfactin contents, during cheonggukjang fermentation with strain CSY191, increased from 0.3 to 48.2mg/kg over 48h of fermentation, while the level of anticancer activity increased from 2.6- to 5.1-fold.
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