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• TITLE: Exopolysaccharides Produced from Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus

  AUTHORS: Junko Nishimura

  KEYWORDS: Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Exopolysaccharide, Probiotics, EPS Synthesis, Carbohydrate Metabolism

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Microbiology, Vol.4 No.14, October 23, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, which has been widely used as a fermented milk starter, is a type of probiotic, and certain strains are able to produce exopolysaccharide (EPS). EPS produced from L. bulgaricus contributes to the physical and biological function of dairy products by regulating immune response, and this tendency seems to place EPS with acidic groups. To date, six types of chemical structure have been determined and are basically composed from glucose (Glc), galactose (Gal), and rhamnose (Rha). Eps clusters on chromosome DNA control the EPS synthesis and are transcribed as one mRNA 14 genes with 18kb on L. bulgaricus Lfi5. Furthermore, L. bulgaricus is able to utilize lactose (Lac) as carbohydrate source, repeating units of EPS are synthesized from Glc 6-phosphate, generated by an Embden-Meyerhof (EM) pathway in cellular carbohydrate assimilation. This review discusses EPS produced from L. bulgaricus.