Isolation and identification of new bacterial stains producing equol from Pueraria lobata extract fermentation.

Equol is a nonsteroidal estrogen that is produced by intestinal bacterial metabolism. Equol and equol-producing bacteria have been extensively investigated with soybean-based materials under anaerobic condition. In this study, an under-appreciated plant material, Pueraria lobata, was used to find ne...

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Main Authors: Jeong Eun Kwon, Jaewon Lim, Inhye Kim, Donghyuk Kim, Se Chan Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5813953?pdf=render