γ-Aminobutyric acid production by culturable bacteria from the human intestine

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 411-417

  Barrett, E ^a,b   Ross, R P ^a,b   O'Toole, P W ^a,c   Fitzgerald, G F ^a,b   Stanton, Catherine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

GABA; Intestinal microbiology; Lactic acid bacteria; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID; PH;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; GABA; IN-VIVO; INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIA; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; MICROBIOTAS; MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE; PROBIOTICS; Γ-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

STRAIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBIOTICS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PH;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM DENTIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS;

EID: 84864002975     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05344.x     Document Type: Article

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