Lactic acid has been used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic, chemical and food industries. It can be used as a raw material in biodegradable plastics, such as polylactic acid (PLA) as well as to improve the physical properties ...

Lactic acid and its derivatives are widely used in pharmaceutical, leather, textile and food industries. However, until now there have been few systematic reports on fed-batch fermentation for efficient production and high ...

Fermentation in cheese comprises oxidation-reduction of carbohydrates to yield organic acids, alcohols and carbon dioxide. Furthermore, organic acid and amino acid metabolism produces a series of compounds that positively ...

Lactic acid bacteria and other species dwelling in the gut must be tolerant to bile salts. This study sought to determine the effects of the bile salts taurodeoxycholate (TDCA) and deoxycholate (DCA) on Lactobacillus reuteri ...

The evaluation of the potentiality of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains isolated from different origins to inhibit mould growth and to identify and characterize the antifungal metabolites were the aims of this study. ...

The dominant lactic acid bacteria specie from tomatoes surface and its effect, as competitive microflora, on tomato purée during storage at 30 °C was investigated. Four genera were found Leuconostoc mesenteroides ssp. ...

Nowadays consumers demand for healthier foods and for chemical free additives products. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) status according to Food and Drug Administration Agency. ...