| abstract |
The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting the formation of a biofilm of a microorganism containing an extract obtained by enzymatically treating a licorice extract with an active ingredient, and more particularly to a process for producing a licorice extract, which comprises treating a solvent extract of licorice with an enzyme, To a composition for preventing the formation of a biofilm of a pathogenic strain containing an enzyme-treated licorice extract prepared by the method. The composition containing the enzyme-treated licorice extract according to the present invention is useful for the treatment of Streptococcus mutans , Xanthomonas oryzae , Or Yersinia enterocolitica , while inhibiting the formation of biofilm, preventing and treating oral diseases such as caries, periodontitis, prevention of dry blight of rice plants and prevention and treatment of enteritis effective. |