Lactic acid bacteria: promising supplements for enhancing the biological activities of kombucha

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Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Nguyen, Nguyen Khoi ^a   Dong, Ngan Thi Ngoc ^a   Nguyen, Huong Thuy ^b   Le, Phu Hong ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

2,2 diphenyl 1 picrylhydrazyl; Antibacterial activity; Fermented tea; Glucuronic acid; Kombucha

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924333451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-0872-3     Document Type: Article

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