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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 413793, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/413793
Research Article

Improved Growth of Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus as well as Increased Antioxidant Activity by Biotransforming Litchi Pericarp Polysaccharide with Aspergillus awamori

Sen Lin,1,2 Lingrong Wen,3 Bao Yang,1 Guoxiang Jiang,1,2 John Shi,4 Feng Chen,5 and Yueming Jiang1

1Key Laboratory of Plant Resource Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, Agriculture and Resource Plant Center, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
2College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
3College of Light Industry and Food Sciences, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
4Guelph Food Research Center, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 93 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON, N1G 5C9, Canada
5Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA

Received 13 August 2012; Revised 7 November 2012; Accepted 10 December 2012

Academic Editor: Thomas Liehr

Copyright © 2013 Sen Lin et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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