Biochemical Traits, Survival and Biological Properties of the Probiotic <em>Lactobacillus plantarum</em> Grown in the Presence of Prebiotic Inulin and Pectin as Energy Source

The viability of the probiotic strain <em>Lactobacillus plantarum subsp. plantarum</em>, after its passage through simulated gastric and pancreatic juices, was evaluated as function of its pre-growth in a medium containing the known prebiotics pectin or inulin, and was co...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Coppola, Filomena Nazzaro, Florinda Fratianni, Pierangelo Orlando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-05-01
Series:Pharmaceuticals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/5/5/481