FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (7): 323-328.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6300-201007071

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Surface Protein of Lactobacilli Interacting with Its Host: A Review

DU Li-hui1,LIU Fang2,JU Xing-rong1,HUO Gui-cheng3   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing 210003, China;
    2. Institute of Agricultural Products Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;
    3. Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
  • Received:2009-07-15 Online:2010-04-01 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: LIU Fang E-mail:dlhlh2000@yahoo.com.cn

Abstract:

It is well known that lactic acid bacteria are probiotics. To exert probiotic function, lactic acid bacteria must colonize in gastrointestinal tract first. However, during the colonization process, adhesion is thought to be the first step. Therefore, the surface protein of lactic acid bacteria must involve in the adhesion step. In this article, surface protein of lactic acid bacteria and its anchoring mechanisms to cell membrane are reviewed.

Key words: lactic acid bacteria, surface proteins, anchoring

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