KR100264361B

PURPOSE: Provided is a microorganism, Lactobacillus plantarum PMO08(KFCC-11028), decreasing the blood cholesterol concentration by deconjugation of bile acids. CONSTITUTION: Provided is the microorganism, Lactobacillus plantarum PMO08(KFCC-11028), that decreases the blood cholesterol concentration by conjugation of 6 kinds of bile acids, and has bile acid tolerance, pH tolerance and salt tolerance. It is isolated from Kimchi by the steps of: adding the fluid of Kimchi into LBS broth; incubating it for overnight; streaking the incubated solution of Kimchi on LBS agar plate and incubating it at 37 deg. C for 48 hours; selecting colonies grown on LBS agar plate; pour plating the colonies on MRS agar medium containing conjugated bile acids; and selecting colonies producing white precipitates around colonies grown on MRS agar medium.