Some of the benefits provided by human milk to infants are attributed to the oligosaccharides it contains. Most of these oligosaccharides are fucosylated and mainly produce a prebiotic action, promoting the selective growth of bifidobacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, which is why there is interest in synthesizing them to take...
The ability of six lactic acid bacteria to produce α-L-fucosidase is reported here for first time, opening a wide field of investigation related to the metabolism and assimilation of human milk oligosaccharides by lactic acid bacteria. Lactobacillus casei IMAU60214, Lactobacillus casei Shirota, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, Lactobacillus rhamnosus KLDS, Lactobacillus helveticus...