Gamma-aminobutyric acid as a bioactive compound in foods: a review

M Diana, J Quílez, M Rafecas - Journal of functional foods, 2014 - Elsevier
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid, considered a potent
bioactive compound. GABA has been widely studied because of its numerous physiological …

Bioactive molecules released in food by lactic acid bacteria: Encrypted peptides and biogenic amines

E Pessione, S Cirrincione - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) can produce a huge amount of bioactive compounds. Since their
elective habitat is food, especially dairy but also vegetal food, it is frequent to find bioactive …

A brief review on the non-protein amino acid, gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA): its production and role in microbes

SB Sarasa, R Mahendran, G Muthusamy… - Current …, 2020 - Springer
Gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid widely distributed in nature. It
is produced through irreversible α-decarboxylation of glutamate by enzyme glutamate …

[HTML][HTML] Production of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) by microorganisms: a review

R Dhakal, VK Bajpai, KH Baek - Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) is a four carbon non-protein amino acid that is widely distributed
in plants, animals and microorganisms. As a metabolic product of plants and …

Lactic acid bacterial cell factories for gamma-aminobutyric acid

H Li, Y Cao - Amino acids, 2010 - Springer
Gamma-aminobutyric acid is a non-protein amino acid that is widely present in organisms.
Several important physiological functions of gamma-aminobutyric acid have been …

Programming infant gut microbiota: influence of dietary and environmental factors

TM Marques, R Wall, RP Ross, GF Fitzgerald… - Current opinion in …, 2010 - Elsevier
The neonatal period is crucial for intestinal colonisation, and the composition of this
ecosystem in early life is influenced by such factors as mode of birth, environment, diet and …

Production of gamma-aminobutyric acid by Lactobacillus brevis NCL912 using fed-batch fermentation

H Li, T Qiu, G Huang, Y Cao - Microbial Cell Factories, 2010 - Springer
Background Gamma-aminobutyric acid is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in mammalian
brains, and has several well-known physiological functions. Lactic acid bacteria possess …

γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA): Biosynthesis, role, commercial production, and applications

D Rashmi, R Zanan, S John, K Khandagale… - Studies in natural …, 2018 - Elsevier
GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) is a nonprotein amino acid and naturally occurs in
microorganisms, plants, and animals. GABA is synthesized prominently via GABA shunt …

Optimization of batch culture conditions for GABA production by Lactobacillus brevis CRL 1942, isolated from quinoa sourdough

JM Villegas, L Brown, GS de Giori, EM Hebert - LWT-Food Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a four-carbon amino acid, that acts as a major
inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Among nineteen lactic acid …

Impact of microbial transformation of food on health—from fermented foods to fermentation in the gastro-intestinal tract

JET van Hylckama Vlieg, P Veiga, C Zhang… - Current opinion in …, 2011 - Elsevier
Fermentation of food components by microbes occurs both during certain food production
processes and in the gastro-intestinal tract. In these processes specific compounds are …