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. 2016 Jan;23(1):S6-S10.
doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2015.09.022. Epub 2015 Oct 9.

In vitro importance of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum related to medical field

Mariadhas Valan Arasu  1 , Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi  1 , Soundharrajan Ilavenil  2 , Ki Choon Choi  2 , Srisesharam Srigopalram  2
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In vitro importance of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum related to medical field

Mariadhas Valan Arasu et al. Saudi J Biol Sci. 2016 Jan.

Abstract

Lactobacillus plantarum is a Gram positive lactic acid bacterium commonly found in fermented food and in the gastro intestinal tract and is commonly used in the food industry as a potential starter probiotic. Recently, the consumption of food together with probiotics has tremendously increased. Among the lactic acid bacteria, L. plantarum attracted many researchers because of its wide applications in the medical field with antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, anti-obesity and antidiabetic properties. The present study aimed to investigate the in vitro importance of L. plantarum toward medical applications. Moreover, this report short listed various reports related to the applications of this promising strain. In conclusion, this study would attract the researchers in commercializing this strain toward the welfare of humans related to medical needs.

Keywords: Lactobacillus plantarum; Medical applications.

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Micro-morphological image of Lactobacillus plantarum strain.
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