In Vitro Assessment of Bio-Functional Properties from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Strains.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, alongside the conventional screening procedures for the evaluation of probiotics for human usage, the pharmaceutical and food industries have encouraged scientific research towards the selection of new probiotic bacterial strains with particular functional features. Therefore, this study intended to explore novel functional properties of five Lactiplantibacillus plantarum strains isolated from bee bread. Specifically, antioxidant, antimicrobial and β-glucosidase activities, exopolysaccharides (EPS) production and the ability to synthesize γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were evaluated. The results demonstrated that the investigated L. plantarum strains were effective in inhibiting the growth of some human opportunistic pathogens in vitro (Pseudomonas aeruginosa

SUBMITTER: Letizia F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9164048 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature