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Lactic Acid Bacteria from Andean Grain Amaranth: A Source of Vitamins and Functional Value Enzymes.
Journal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jan 2017
Carrizo Silvana L, Montes de Oca Cecilia E, Hébert María Elvira, Saavedra Lucila, Vignolo Graciela, LeBlanc Jean Guy, Rollán Graciela Celestina
Abstract excerpt
Amaranth is a rediscovered pseudocereal with high nutritional properties. Lactic acid fermentation can increase the functional and nutritional value of foods. The aims of this study were to isolate and evaluate the functionality of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) from amaranth. LAB strains (n = 29) isolated from amaranth sourdough and grains included Lactobacillus (L.) plantarum (n = 8), L. rhamnosus (n = 6),...
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