| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Sabo, Sabrina da Silva
[1]
;
Vitolo, Michele
[1]
;
Dominguez Gonzalez, Jose Manuel
[2]
;
de Souza Oliveira, Ricardo Pinheiro
[1]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Pharmaceut Sci, Biochem & Pharmaceut Technol Dept, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Vigo, Fac Sci, Dept Chem Engn, Orense 32004 - Spain
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Review article |
| Source: | Food Research International; v. 64, p. 527-536, OCT 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 37 |
| Abstract | |
Chemical preservatives have been traditionally used during the manufacturing of processed products. However, the continuous growing interest of consumers for fresh and natural products makes it necessary to search for alternative compounds. In this context, food industries have been widely using lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as natural preservatives, due to their ability to produce antibacterial compounds such as bacteriocins. Similarly, pharmaceutical industries have improved the use of these bacterial peptides, with antibacterial activity, trying to reduce the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in food products for human and animal consumption. Among LAB, Lactobacillus plantarum can be adapted to various niches thanks to its ability to ferment a wide range of carbohydrates. Additionally, it can be used as starter culture in food fermentations and as an ingredient for probiotic foods, contributing to the organoleptic characteristics of foods at the same time prolonging the shelf-life and safety of these products. The amount of valuable substances obtained from L plantarum species isolated from different ecological niches is also worth noting, thus proving it to be one of the most important and versatile species among LAB. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/23340-9 - The Influence of inulin in cell growth of Lactobacillus plantarum ST16PA and concomitant production from MRS broth and milk whey |
| Grantee: | Sabrina da Silva Sabo |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/19997-5 - Process of internationalization in biotechnological research between the Universities of São Paulo and Vigo |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/12713-1 - Biotechnological production and purification of plantaricin by Lactobacillus plantarum St16Pa using natural culture medium |
| Grantee: | Ricardo Pinheiro de Souza Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |