Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 and Improved Oxidative Stress Resistance

• Complete glutathione system in probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3.

  • 2010-09-01
  • Prikladnaia biokhimiia i mikrobiologiia 46(5)
  • • T Kullisaar
    • E Songisepp
    • M Aunapuu
    • K Kilk
    • A Arend
    • M Mikelsaar
    • A Rehema
    • M Zilmer

  • PubMed: 21058502
  • DOI: 10.1134/s0003683810050030

  1 Insight on

  • Improved Oxidative Stress Resistance

  • Low evidence

  probiotic L. fermentum ME-3 contains both glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase... can transport GSH from environment and synthesize GSH. This means that it is characterized by a complete glutathione system: synthesis, uptake and redox turnover ability that makes L. fermentum ME-3 a perfect protector against oxidative stress.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate