Over the past two decades, whole food supplementation strategies have been leveraged to
target mental health. In addition, there has been increasing attention on the ability of gut …

Functional foods are foods that, in addition to having nutrients, contain in their composition
ingredients that act specifically on body functions associated with the control and reduction …

Abstract Exopolysaccharide (R-5-EPS) was isolated from the fermented milk of Lactobacillus
helveticus LZ-R-5 and purified by DEAE-52 cellulose anion-exchange column, and …

This study investigated the effect of exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by Lactobacillus
plantarum YW11 on the oxidative status and gut microbiota in an aging mouse model …

Despite evidence of health benefits from kefir administration, a systematic review with meta‐
analysis on bioactive compounds associated with these benefits is still absent in the …

Background Kefiran is an exopolysaccharide derived from microflora of kefir grains
presented in a fermented milk beverage. It has gained researchers' attention due to its …

In this study, three strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Tibetan kefir grains, including
two strains of Lactobacillus pentosus LZ-R-17 and L. helveticus LZ-R-5, and one strain of …

There is a strong public concern about plastic waste, which promotes the development of
new biobased materials. The benefit of using microbial biomass for new developments is …

Probiotics are nonpathogenic bacterial strains that exert beneficial effects on the host.
Previous studies have shown that topical use of some strains of probiotic bacteria have good …

Exopolysaccharide (EPS) biomolecules produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are of
prodigious interest due to their unique structural, physico-chemical, and functional …