Lychee pulp phenolics fermented by mixed lactic acid bacteria strains promote the metabolism of human gut microbiota fermentation <i>in vitro</i>
Shuying Tang, Nan Luo, Qingzhu Zeng, Lihong Dong, Ruifen Zhang, Shan He, Anindya Nag, Fei Huang, Dongxiao Su
Abstract
-α-L-rhamnoside (QRR) and rutin were catabolized into quercetin by gut microbiota, and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid was produced from the metabolism of QRR and procyanidin B2. Lychee phenolics fermented by mixed lactic acid bacteria were easily metabolized and transformed by gut microbiota. These findings indicate that lychee pulp fermented by mixed lactic acid bacteria possesses probiotic potential, which is of great significance for the development of functional probiotic products.
Topics & Concepts
FermentationLactic acidBacteriaFood scienceIn vitroMetabolismChemistryGut floraMicrobiologyMicrobial metabolismLactic acid fermentationBiologyBiochemistryGeneticsProbiotics and Fermented FoodsFood composition and propertiesMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology