A synbiotic is a combination of probiotics and prebiotics that improves the survival and activity of helpful microbes in the gut, hence benefiting the host. Synbiotics are food ingredients or dietary supplements that combine probiotics and prebiotics in a synergistic way, thus the name. Synbiotics are mixtures of probiotics and prebiotics that benefit the host by improving the survival and implantation of live microbial dietary supplements in the gastrointestinal tract, by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activating the metabolism of one or a small number of health-promoting bacteria, and thus improving host welfare. Complementary synbiotics, in which each component is chosen independently for its potential effect on host health, or synergistic synbiotics, in which the prebiotic component is chosen to assist the function of the probiotic component. Synbiotics (also known as 'optibiotics') are being studied to see whether they may be improved to improve the growth and health effects of existing probiotics.
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Title : Probiotics in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Focus on molecular mechanisms
Dipak P Ramji, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
Title : Probiotic potential and safety analysis of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Ethiopian traditional fermented foods and beverages
Desalegn, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Title : Probiotics strains of Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus for cholesterol removal is related to bile salt hydrolase activity
Shoukat Parvez, The University of Faisalabad, Pakistan
Title : Phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity of Physalis minima
Suriyavathana Muthukrishnan, Periyar University, India
Title : Canned cherries made with lactitol or xilitol: A dietetics and prebiotic alternative to reduce its caloric value
Mariela Maldonado, CONICET-UTN FRM, Argentina