Potential of Lactococcus lactis as a probiotic and functional lactic acid bacteria in dairy industry

International Journal of Probiotics and Prebiotics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-228

  Yadav, K ^a   Bhardwaj, A ^a   Kaur, G ^a   Iyer, R ^a   De, S ^a   Malik, Ravinder Kumar ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Lactic acid bacteria; Lactococcus lactis; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; LACTOSE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; VITAMIN;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOTYPE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FERMENTATION; FLORA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE CELL; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MUCUS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SPECIES;

EID: 77958543015     PISSN: 15551431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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