Abstract

Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are today frequently used components for the elaboration of functional food. Currently, most of the commercialized probiotics are limited to a few strains of the genera Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus, most of which produce exopolysaccharides (EPS). This suggests that the beneficial properties of these microorganisms may be related to the biological activities of these biopolymers. In this work we report that a 2-substituted-(1,3)-β-D-glucan of non-dairy bacterial origin has aprebiotic effect on three probiotic strains. Moreover, the presence of this β-D-glucan potentiates in vitro adhesion of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 to human intestinal epithelial cells.

Autore Pugliese

• Spano Giuseppe

Tutti gli autori

• P. Russo , P. Lopez , V. Capozzi , P.F. De Palencia , M.T. Dueñas , G. Spano , D. Fiocco

Titolo volume/Rivista

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Anno di pubblicazione

2012

ISSN

1422-0067

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Wos

39

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Numero di citazioni Scopus

44

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Settori ERC

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Codici ASJC

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