morphological, cultural, physiological and biochemical characteristics were employed to identify lactic acid bacteria (lab), isolated from drinking yoghurt in different areas in fars province, iran. from 18 drinking yoghurt samples a total of 673 lab positives were determined, in which 117 (17.38%) and 556 (82.62%) were identified as lactic acid cocci and lactic acid bacilli, respectively. addi...

OBJECTIVE Two tripeptides (Val-Pro-Pro and Ile-Pro-Pro) that have inhibitory activities for angiotensin I-converting enzyme are produced in milk fermented with Lactobacillus helveticus. In this study we evaluated the effect and safety of powdered fermented milk with L. helveticus CM4 on subjects with high-normal blood pressure or mild hypertension. METHODS A randomized, placebo-controlled, do...

The internal cell wall structure of the bacterium Lactobacillus helveticus has been observed in situ in aqueous solution using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The AFM tip was used not only for imaging but presumably to remove mechanically large patches of the outer cell wall after appropriate chemical treatment, which typically leaves the bacteria alive. The surface exposed after this "surger...

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The United States generates nearly 325 billion gallons of wastes and by-products during the processing of foods. Whey is a by-product produced in cheese industry and it is estimated that as much as 40-50% of the whey produced is disposed of as sewage or applied to agricultural lands. The remaining 50-60% is being used primarily for animal feed or for human food. Whey contains high quantity of l...

Background/Aims Visceral pain and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA) dysregulation is a common characteristic in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. Previously, we reported that a probiotic formulation (Lactobacillus helveticus R0052 and Bifidobacterium longum R0175) prevents chronic stress-mediated brain function abnormalities by attenuating the HPA axis response. Here, we compared...