| 摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prepare an active fraction for lowering cholesterol useful as an antiarteriosclerotic agent, by cultivating a bacterium belonging to the genus Streptococcus. CONSTITUTION:A bacterium such as Streptococcus faecium (FERM BP-296), Streptococcus faecalis (FERM BP-297), etc. belonging to the genus Streptococcus is cultivated by a conventional procedure under aerobic conditions, a culture solution is centrifuged, a mold is collected, it is extracted with water or a water-lower alcohol mixed solution, an extracted solution is centrifuged, and an active fraction for lowering cholesterol is collected as a supernatant liquid. |
