Cheonggukjang, a soybean paste fermented with B. licheniformis-67 prevents weight gain and improves glycemic control in high fat diet induced obese mice

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 31-38

  Choi, Joo Hee ^a   Pichiah, P B Tirupathi ^a   Kim, Min Jung ^b   Cha, Youn Soo ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antiobesity; B. licheniformis; Cheonggukjang; High fat diet; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ACYL COENZYME A OXIDASE; CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE I; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPID; LIVER X RECEPTOR ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; CHEONGGUKJANG; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET INDUCED OBESITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; FERMENTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID OXIDATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; SOYBEAN; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84977098182     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.15-30     Document Type: Article

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