Improved 1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) production in mulberry leaves fermented by microorganism

DNJ, an inhibitor of α-glucosidase, is used to suppress the elevation of postprandial hyperglycemia. In this study, we focus on screening an appropriate microorganism for performing fermentation to improve DNJ content in mulberry leaf. Results showed that Ganoderma lucidum was selected from 8 specie...

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Main Authors: Yun-Gang Jiang, Chu-Yan Wang, Chao Jin, Jun-Qiang Jia, Xijie Guo, Guo-Zheng Zhang, Zhong-Zheng Gui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000200048&lng=en&tlng=en