Metabolism characteristics of lactic acid bacteria and the expanding applications in food industry

Y Wang, J Wu, M Lv, Z Shao, M Hungwe… - … in bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Lactic acid bacteria are a kind of microorganisms that can ferment carbohydrates to produce
lactic acid, and are currently widely used in the fermented food industry. In recent years, with …

Sex difference of gut microbiota

N Kim - Sex/gender-specific medicine in the gastrointestinal …, 2022 - Springer
The factors that influence the composition of the gut microbiome are diet, ethnicity,
antibiotics, stress, psychological factors, maternal health during pregnancy, the method of …

Characteristics of the proteolytic enzymes produced by lactic acid bacteria

M Kieliszek, K Pobiega, K Piwowarek, AM Kot - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the past several decades, we have observed a very rapid development in the
biotechnological use of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in various branches of the food industry. All …

[HTML][HTML] Lactic acid bacteria as starter cultures: An update in their metabolism and genetics

T Bintsis - AIMS microbiology, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are members of an heterogenous group of bacteria which plays a
significant role in a variety of fermentation processes. The general description of the bacteria …

Food fermentations: role of microorganisms in food production and preservation

E Caplice, GF Fitzgerald - International journal of food microbiology, 1999 - Elsevier
Preservation of foods by fermentation is a widely practiced and ancient technology.
Fermentation ensures not only increased shelf life and microbiological safety of a food but …

Surface proteins of gram-positive bacteria and mechanisms of their targeting to the cell wall envelope

WW Navarre, O Schneewind - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 1999 - Am Soc Microbiol
The cell wall envelope of gram-positive bacteria is a macromolecular, exoskeletal organelle
that is assembled and turned over at designated sites. The cell wall also functions as a …

Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics

M De Vrese, J Schrezenmeir - Food biotechnology, 2008 - Springer
According to the German definition, probiotics are defined viable microorganisms, sufficient
amounts of which reach the intestine in an active state and thus exert positive health effects …

Complete genome sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1

M Kleerebezem, J Boekhorst… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
The 3,308,274-bp sequence of the chromosome of Lactobacillus plantarum strain WCFS1, a
single colony isolate of strain NCIMB8826 that was originally isolated from human saliva …

Functional significance of bioactive peptides derived from soybean

BP Singh, S Vij, S Hati - Peptides, 2014 - Elsevier
Biologically active peptides play an important role in metabolic regulation and modulation.
Several studies have shown that during gastrointestinal digestion, food processing and …

Flavour formation by lactic acid bacteria and biochemical flavour profiling of cheese products

G Smit, BA Smit, WJM Engels - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Flavour development in dairy fermentations, most notably cheeses, results from a series of
(bio) chemical processes in which the starter cultures provide the enzymes. Particularly the …