The assumed assimilation of cholesterol by Lactobacilli and Bifidobacterium bifidum is due to their bile salt-deconjugating activity.

To study the mechanism of the propsed assimilation of cholesterol, we cultured various strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus and a Bifidobacterium sp. in the presence of cholesterol and oxgall. During culturing, both cholesterol and bile salts were precipitated. Because of bacterial bile salt deconju...

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Main Authors: Klaver, F A, van der Meer, R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1993
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC202248/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8489229
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