Pramanik Shreyasi, Venkatraman Swethaa, Karthik Pothiyappan, Vaidyanathan Vinoth Kumar
Integrated Bioprocessing Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, School of Bioengineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM IST), 603 203, Kattankulathur, India.
Department of Food Biotechnology, Karpagam Academic of Higher Education, Coimbatore, India.
Food Sci Biotechnol. 2023 Jan 10;32(4):423-440. doi: 10.1007/s10068-022-01210-z. eCollection 2023 Mar.
Probiotics are live bacteria found in food that assist the body's defence mechanisms against pathogens by reconciling the gut microbiota. Probiotics are believed to aid with gut health, the immune system, and brain function, among other factors. They've furthermore been shown to help with constipation, high blood pressure, and skin issues. The global probiotics market has been incrementally growing in recent years, as consumers' demand for healthy diets and wellness has continued to increase. This has prompted the food industry to develop new probiotic-containing food products, as well as researchers to explore their specific characteristics and impacts on human health. Although most probiotics are fastidious microorganisms that are nutritionally demanding and sensitive to environmental conditions, they become less viable as they are processed and stored. In this review we studied the current literature on the fundamental idea of probiotic bacteria, their medical benefits, and their selection, characterization, and implementations.
益生菌是存在于食物中的活细菌,通过调节肠道微生物群来协助人体抵御病原体的防御机制。人们认为益生菌有助于肠道健康、免疫系统和大脑功能等诸多方面。此外,它们还被证明有助于缓解便秘、高血压和皮肤问题。近年来,随着消费者对健康饮食和健康的需求持续增长,全球益生菌市场一直在逐步扩大。这促使食品行业开发新的含益生菌食品,也促使研究人员探索它们的具体特性以及对人类健康的影响。尽管大多数益生菌是挑剔的微生物,对营养要求高且对环境条件敏感,但它们在加工和储存过程中活性会降低。在这篇综述中,我们研究了关于益生菌的基本概念、它们的医学益处以及它们的选择、特性鉴定和应用的现有文献。