Beneficial effects of probiotic and food borne yeasts on human health

TY - JOUR

T1 - Beneficial effects of probiotic and food borne yeasts on human health

AU - Moslehi Jenabian, Saloomeh

AU - Pedersen, Line Lindegaard

AU - Jespersen, Lene

PY - 2010/4

Y1 - 2010/4

N2 - Besides being important in the fermentation of foods and beverages, yeasts have shown numerous beneficial effects on human health. Among these, probiotic effects are the most well known health effects including prevention and treatment of intestinal diseases and immunomodulatory effects. Other beneficial functions of yeasts are improvement of bioavailability of minerals through the hydrolysis of phytate, folate biofortification and detoxification of mycotoxins due to surface binding to the yeast cell wall.

AB - Besides being important in the fermentation of foods and beverages, yeasts have shown numerous beneficial effects on human health. Among these, probiotic effects are the most well known health effects including prevention and treatment of intestinal diseases and immunomodulatory effects. Other beneficial functions of yeasts are improvement of bioavailability of minerals through the hydrolysis of phytate, folate biofortification and detoxification of mycotoxins due to surface binding to the yeast cell wall.

U2 - 10.3390/nu2040449

DO - 10.3390/nu2040449

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 22254033

SN - 2072-6643

VL - 2

SP - 449

EP - 473

JO - Nutrients

JF - Nutrients

IS - 4

ER -