Probiotics are live microorganisms which are believed to provide health benefits when consumed. The term probiotics meaning ‘for life’ (pro= ‘for’ or ‘in support’‚ biotic= ‘life’) is derived from Latin & Greek language. The term was first used by Lilly and Stillwell in 1965 to describe “substances secreted by one microorganism which stimulates the growth of another microorganism” i.e. which is exactly opposite of ‘antibiotics’‚ later in 1971 Sperti used the term probiotics to describe “tissue extracts
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Primary Source: Tumor Microenvironment Topic Summary Cancer has become one of the world’s leading trends in diseases‚ both in discussion and in medicinal related research. Major insights and discoveries within cellular biology can be accredited to the drive of understanding and curing cancer. The battle of cancer began to rise in public attention around the era of Henrietta Lacks‚ who provided the world’s first immortal cell line. Most research of the time‚ and even up to the past decade‚ was targeted
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strains. Numerous studies have shown that around 50 different species of LAB are present in the microbial composition of cereal sourdoughs (Gobbetti 1998; Hammes et al. 2005; Vogel and Ehrmann 2008; De Vuyst et al. 2009). In addition to genus Lactobacillus‚ typical for most sourdough ecosystems‚ other genera like Leuconostoc‚ Weissella‚ Pediococcus‚ and very small amounts of lactococci‚ enterococci‚ and streptococci are found in sourdoughs (De Vuyst and Neysens 2005; Arendt et al. 2007; Corsetti
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Our guests also generate microscopic vitamins and anti-inflammatory substances that our body cannot produce on its own. In the digestive tract‚ the components of the intestinal microbiota (formerly called "Flora") help us absorb nutrients and make certain compounds digestible food. ‘Without the gut bacteria die by not absorb the necessary amounts of vitamins‚’ says biologist Antonio Lazcano‚ professor of the Faculty of Sciences of the UNAM. Lazcano adds that without the beneficial microorganisms
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Fundamental of Human Nutrition. Topic: Prebiotics and Probiotics Prebiotics: Definitions: “A non-digestible food ingredient that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon‚ and thus improves host health.” Or “A selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes‚ both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointestinal micro flora that confers benefits upon host well-being and health
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Labset One Worksheet 1. Label and describe the function of each of the following parts of the microscope (7) A. The ocular lens/eyepiece transmits and magnifies the image from the objective lens to the eye. B. The body tube transmits the image from the objective lens to the ocular lens. C. The nosepiece is a rotating mount holding many objective lenses. D. The objective lens is the primary lens that gathers as much light as possible from the specimen and brings it to a bright focus
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Aseptic Technique & Culturing Microbes Questions A. What is the difference between a bactericidal and bacteriostatic agent? What is the difference between sterilization and disinfection? Control of growth refers to the prevention of growth of microorganisms. This control is affected in two basic ways: by killing microorganisms or by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms
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caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (GABHS). The oropharynx and Waldeyer tonsillar ring are normally colonized by many different species of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria‚ including Staphylococcus‚ non-hemolytic streptococci‚ Lactobacillus‚
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GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid ‚ also known as GABA for short is a neurotransmitter found in the human nervous system. GABA is known to cause nerves to “calm down” due to its inhibitory function. GABA‚ incidentally‚ cannot be taken orally or assist the brain GABA levels to increase due to the blood-brain barrier‚ which prohibits it from entering the central nervous system. Instead‚ there is a class of drug‚ called the benzodiazepine-receptor-agonist (BzRA) family that can assist GABA to bind to
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" Advances In The Nutraceutical Market: The Global Trends For The Indian Scenario‚" ----DR. AMITA B. KARNIK‚ DIRECTOR‚ OPTIMAL NUTRIENTS INDIA. The growth of the top performing products in the estimated $50-60 billion U.S. dietary supplement market is rising at double-digit rates thanks to increased consumer focus on health‚ better industry regulation‚ and trends geared toward greater globalization In the Indian scenario‚ the A-to-Z nutrients‚ like multivitamins‚ will stay as usual
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