Green tea increases the survival yield of Bifidobacteria in simulated gastrointestinal environment and during refrigerated conditions

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Vodnar, Dan C ^a   Socaciu, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

B. breve; B. infantis; Gastrointestinal conditions; Green tea; Microencapsulation; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862524424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-61     Document Type: Article

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