Conjugated Linoleic Acid Production by Bifidobacteria: Screening, Kinetic, and Composition

Table 2

Residual LA (%) and conversion yield into 9cis,11trans-CLA, 9trans,11trans-CLA, and total CLA (%) by bifidobacteria cultured for 48 h in MRS-LA medium.

	LA	9cis,11trans-CLA	9trans,11trans-CLA	Total CLA
B. breve WC 0420	86.8	13.2	0.0	13.2
B. pseudocatenulatum WC 0403	81.5	14.3	4.2	18.5
B. breve WC 0422	58.2	37.2	4.7	41.8
B. breve WC 0424	22.7	70.2	7.0	77.3
B. breve WC 0423	12.4	80.3	7.3	87.6
B. breve WC 0421	11.9	81.1	7.0	88.1

Values are means, ; SD always < 5%. Means in a column with different superscripts significantly differ ().