Isolation of lactic acid bacteria producing folate and riboflavin from goat milk and cheese and assessment of their potential application in the elaboration of bioenriched goat dairy products

• Grant number: 12/04301-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: July 01, 2012
• End date: March 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Science
• Principal Investigator: Bernadette Dora Gombossy de Melo Franco
• Grantee: Fabiana Fernanda Pacheco da Silva
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Goat milk is a very important product for the economy and nutrition of many countries. The high nutritional value and physico-chemical characteristics of this product make its dairy products like cheese, have a high added value. Most fermented products are produced by the use of lactic acid bacteria, which have many benefic properties, including the ability to produce vitamins. Vitamins are essential micronutrients for the metabolism of living beings. The B group vitamins such as riboflavin and folate, are involved in important functions in the metabolism, for example, the synthesis of nucleotides and enzymes. Deficiencies of folate and riboflavin affect the population of many countries and may be associated with deformities of the neural tube, Alzheimer's, heart diseases, cheilosis, glossitis among others. Many worldwide countries have prevented these deficiencies by adopting laws that require supplementation with these vitamins in some products. Therefore, this research project aims to isolate lactic acid bacteria that produce B vitamins from milk and goat cheeses, analyze them for their potential production of folate and riboflavin, identify them by using phenotypic and molecular techniques, and assess the potential application of these bacteria in the production of bioenriched goat dairy products. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SILVA, Fabiana Fernanda Pacheco da. Folate and riboflavin producing lactic acid bacteria: isolation and evaluation of their potential application for production of goat dairy products with higher vitamin content.. 2015. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Conjunto das Químicas (IQ e FCF) (CQ/DBDCQ) São Paulo.