Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria
The functional food concept has in recent years, moved progressively towards the development of dietary supplements that may stimulate gut microbial composition and activities. The rationale behind these advances is consequent to the realization that gut microflora has profound influence on the host...
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2008
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| description | The functional food concept has in recent years, moved progressively towards the development of dietary supplements that may stimulate gut microbial composition and activities. The rationale behind these advances is consequent to the realization that gut microflora has profound influence on the host’s health. The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) represents an ecosystem of the highest complexity and is very dynamic in composition. The micro biota exists in a commensal, symbiotic or an antagonist microbial relationship. Among more than 400 species of bacteria present in the GIT of an adult human being, bifidobacteria and lactobacillus are considered to be the most beneficial to human health. Members of these genera are thought to enhance digestion, adsorption of nutrients, prevention of colonization by pathogens, decreasing serum cholesterol and stimulation of immune responses. The ability of these bifidobacteria and lactobacilli to ferment non-digestible oligosaccharides may be an important characteristic which enables them to establish themselves in the colon. Studies were undertaken by researchers in our laboratory to elucidate the probiotic characteristics and effects of the bifidobacteria species isolated from the human GIT and to propose screening, cultivation and preservation and delivery techniques for this bacterium. |
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| spelling | upm-182242015-11-19T06:47:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18224/ Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria Abd Manap, Mohd Yazid The functional food concept has in recent years, moved progressively towards the development of dietary supplements that may stimulate gut microbial composition and activities. The rationale behind these advances is consequent to the realization that gut microflora has profound influence on the host’s health. The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) represents an ecosystem of the highest complexity and is very dynamic in composition. The micro biota exists in a commensal, symbiotic or an antagonist microbial relationship. Among more than 400 species of bacteria present in the GIT of an adult human being, bifidobacteria and lactobacillus are considered to be the most beneficial to human health. Members of these genera are thought to enhance digestion, adsorption of nutrients, prevention of colonization by pathogens, decreasing serum cholesterol and stimulation of immune responses. The ability of these bifidobacteria and lactobacilli to ferment non-digestible oligosaccharides may be an important characteristic which enables them to establish themselves in the colon. Studies were undertaken by researchers in our laboratory to elucidate the probiotic characteristics and effects of the bifidobacteria species isolated from the human GIT and to propose screening, cultivation and preservation and delivery techniques for this bacterium. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2008 Inaugural Lecture NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18224/1/Cover%20Inaugural%20Yazid.pdf application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18224/7/Inaugural%20Prof.%20Yazid.pdf Abd Manap, Mohd Yazid (2008) Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria. [Inaugural Lecture] |
| spellingShingle | Abd Manap, Mohd Yazid Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
| title | Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
| title_full | Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
| title_fullStr | Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
| title_short | Probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
| title_sort | probiotic: your friendly gut bacteria |
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