Sørensen, Helena Mylise, Rochfort, Keith D. ORCID: 0000-0003-1198-5952, Maye, Susan, MacLeod, George, Brabazon, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381, Loscher, Christine ORCID: 0000-0002-5276-7321 and Freeland, Brian ORCID: 0000-0003-3705-5745 (2022) Exopolysaccharides of lactic acid bacteria: production, purification and health benefits towards functional food. Nutrients, 14 . ISSN 2072-6643
Abstract
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are capable of synthesising metabolites known as exopolysaccharides (EPS) during fermentation. Traditionally, EPS plays an important role in fermented dairy products through their gelling and thickening properties, but they can also be beneficial to human health. This bioactivity has gained attention in applications for functional foods, which leads them to have prebiotic, immunomodulatory, antioxidant, anti-tumour, cholesterol-lowering and anti-obesity activity. Understanding the parameters and conditions is crucial to optimising the EPS yields from LAB for applications in the food industry. This review provides an overview of the functional food market together with the biosynthesis of EPS. Factors influencing the production of EPS as well as methods for isolation, characterisation and quantification are reviewed. Finally, the health benefits associated with EPS are discussed.
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Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Additional Information: | Article number 2938 |
Subjects: | Biological Sciences > Biotechnology Humanities > Biological Sciences > Biotechnology Biological Sciences > Food technology Humanities > Biological Sciences > Food technology Biological Sciences > Microbiology Humanities > Biological Sciences > Microbiology |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Biotechnology Research Institutes and Centres > I-Form |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Official URL: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/14/2938 |
Copyright Information: | © 2022 Authors. |
Funders: | Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), under grant number [20/FIP/PL/8940], School of Nursing, Psychotherapy, and Community Health Research Support Fund. |
ID Code: | 27369 |
Deposited On: | 21 Jul 2022 11:00 by Brian Freeland . Last Modified 14 Mar 2023 15:48 |
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