Mannitol production by lactic acid bacteria: a review
| Autor: | G.J. Grobben, Gerrit Eggink, H.W. Wisselink, Ruud A. Weusthuis, Jeroen Hugenholtz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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bacillus-stearothermophilus
Biobased Chemistry and Technology Instituut voor Agrotechnologisch Onderzoek Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Microbiology chemistry.chemical_compound streptococcus-mutans Microbiologie medicine lactate-dehydrogenase lactococcus-lactis free-radical activity crystalline d-mannitol Sugar alcohol chemistry.chemical_classification biology leuconostoc-mesenteroides pseudomonas-putida s12 Lactococcus lactis digestive oral and skin physiology food and beverages Fructose biology.organism_classification Streptococcus mutans Lactic acid chemistry Biochemistry dependent phosphotransferase system Agrotechnological Research Institute escherichia-coli Mannitol Bacteria Lactic acid fermentation Food Science medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | International Dairy Journal 12 (2002) 2-3 International Dairy Journal, 12(2-3), 151-161 |
| ISSN: | 0958-6946 |
| Popis: | Mannitol is a polyol or sugar alcohol that is produced by several organisms. Mannitol is assumed to have several beneficial effects, as an antioxidant (protection against oxidative damage by oxygen radicals) and as a non-metabolizable sweetener. Mannitol can therefore be applied to foods leading to health-promoting effects (functional foods). Mannitol-producing lactic acid bacteria may directly be applied in the manufacture of foods and this may lead to fermented food products with an extra nutritional value. In this article, the production of mannitol by lactic acid bacteria is reviewed. Several heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria produce mannitol in large amounts, using fructose as an electron acceptor, whereas homofermentative lactic acid bacteria only produce small amounts of mannitol, often only when the bacteria are defective in lactate dehydrogenase activity. The physiology, pathways and genetics of mannitol production in both homofermentative and heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria are presented and discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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