Assimilation of cholesterol by yeast strains isolated from infant feces and feta cheese

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3416-3422

  Psomas, E I ^a   Fletouris, D J ^a   Litopoulou Tzanetaki, E ^a   Tzanetakis, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Feta cheese; Probiotic; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ISAATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES BOULARDII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CHOLESTEROL; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEESE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; CHOLESTEROL; CULTURE MEDIA; FECES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT; PROBIOTICS; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 1542649472     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73945-9     Document Type: Article

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