Beta-Glucans Improve Growth, Viability and Colonization of Probiotic Microorganisms

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Pasquale Russo²  Paloma López³  Vittorio Capozzi²  Pilar Fernández de Palencia³  Mar໚ Teresa Due༚s⁴  Giuseppe Spano¹ 

[1] Department of Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy;Promis Biotech, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy; E-Mails:;Biology Research Center, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infection Biology, 28040 Madrid, Spain; E-Mails:;Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel de Lardizábal 3, 20018 Donostia, Spain; E-Mail:

关键词: β-glucans;    probiotics;    prebiotics;    Lactobacillus plantarum;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms13056026

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are frequently-used components for the elaboration of functional food. Currently, most of the commercialized probiotics are limited to a few strains of the genera Bifidobacteria, Lactobacillus and Streptococcus, most of which produce exopolysaccharides (EPS). This suggests that the beneficial properties of these microorganisms may be related to the biological activities of these biopolymers. In this work we report that a 2-substituted-(1,3)-β-d-glucan of non-dairy bacterial origin has a prebiotic effect on three probiotic strains. Moreover, the presence of this β-d-glucan potentiates in vitro adhesion of the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 to human intestinal epithelial cells.

【 授权许可】

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