Lactic acid bacteria model systems

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The contribution of these agents, individually or in various combinations, has been assessed in model cheese systems from which one or more of the agents was excluded or eliminated, e.g. by using an acidogen rather than starter for acidification or manufacturing cheese in a sterile environment to eliminate non-starter lactic acid bacteria (NSLAB). Such model systems have given very useful information on the biochemistry of ripening. 

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Therefore, the goal of this chapter is to present current research on the optimization of lactic acid bacteria based fermentation systems in milk and soy milk substrates in combination with dietary phenolic phytochemicals, in terms of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and ulcer prevention using in vitro models. 

Levering, J., Musters, M.W.J.M., Bekker, M., et al. (2012) Role of phosphate in the central metabolism of two lactic acid bacteria - a comparative systems biology approach Modelling glycolysis of lactic add bacteria. FEBS J 279, 1274-1290. 

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