Postbiotic metabolites produced by Lactobacillus plantarum strains exert selective cytotoxicity effects on cancer cells

• Main Authors: Chuah, Li Oon, Foo, Hooi Ling, Loh, Teck Chwen, Mohammed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu, Yeap, Swee Keong, Abdul Mutalib, Nur Elina, Abdul Rahim, Raha, Yusoff, Khatijah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81760/1/Postbiotic%20metabolites%20produced.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81760/; https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/s12906-019-2528-2.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Lactobacillus plantarum, a major species of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB), are capable of producing postbiotic metabolites (PM) with prominent probiotic effects that have been documented extensively for rats, poultry and pigs. Despite the emerging evidence of anticancer properties of LAB, v...