Food microorganisms that effectively hydrolyze O-glycoside but not C-glycoside isoflavones in Puerariae radix

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Choi, Eun Kyoung ^a   Ji, Geun Eog ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Bifido Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Isoflavones; Probiotic bacteria; Puerariae radix; glucosidase activity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM SP.; FUNGI;

EID: 13844280488     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2005.tb09015.x     Document Type: Article

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