Journal of Probiotics & Health
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Suba GA Manuel

Biography

Effect of Fruit Pectin on Growth of Lactic Acid Bacteria is written by Suba GA Manuel is working in Department of Life Science, Mount Carmel College, #58 Palace Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Publications

• Review Article
  Effect of Fruit Pectin on Growth of Lactic Acid Bacteria
  Author(s): Emon Chatterjee, Suba GA Manuel and Syed Shamimul HassanEmon Chatterjee, Suba GA Manuel and Syed Shamimul Hassan
  
  The concept of modulating gut health through diet is not new and dates back to at least the beginning of the 20th century. However, it is only recently that sound scientific rationales have been proposed and investigated. Three microflora modulation tools have emerged, the addition of exogenous living microorganisms to foods (i.e., probiotics), the selective stimulation of the growth and activity of beneficial microorganisms indigenous to the gut (i.e., prebiotics), and a combination of both approaches (i.e., synbiotics). Fruit wastes which are highly perishable and seasonal, is a problem to the processing industries and pollution monitoring agencies. A valuable byproduct that can be obtained from fruit wastes is pectin. An effort was taken to extract pectin from different fruit waste (Musa sp. and Citrus limetta and rind of Citrullus lanatus and putrefied.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-8901.1000147

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