The lowering cholesterol effect of phytosterols has been well known for long time.

Isolation and identification of cholesterol-degrading lactobacillus from fermented meat products;

Screening of Lactobacillus for Efficient Cholesterol-degrading and Its Application in Fermented Milk;

Lactobacillus plantarum was treated with UV, the exhibited good stability obtained by a screening to tow mutants with cholesterol gradient plate and Cholesterol-degrading testing in vitro.

Screening of cholesterol-reducing lactobacillus in vitro;

Screening of the cholesterol-reducing lactic acid bacteria;

Study on characteristics of growth,screening and identification of cholesterol-reducing Lactic acid bacteria;

Study on the enzymes related to cholesterol removal which produced by Lactobacillus plantarum ST-Ⅲ;

This research primarily aimed to establish a set of criteria to comprehensively evaluate in vitro cholesterol removal potential of Lactobacillus.