Advances in Functional Properties of Probiotics
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 448
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional foods; probiotics; prebiotics; human milk; lactic acid bacteria; yeasts; food safety; applied microbiology
Interests: applied microbiology; enzymatic catalysis; bioreactors; probiotics; yeasts
Interests: food microbiology; functional foods
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Dear Colleagues,
Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when ingested, inhabit the intestine, helping to digest food, produce vitamins, and even destroy disease-causing cells. In the pharmaceutical and translational medicine field, new alternatives to medications are being sought for the prevention and therapeutic treatment of intestinal disorders, urogenital infections, and degenerative diseases. Probiotics, along with other bioactive molecules such as prebiotics and antioxidants (polyphenols, tocopherols, vitamins), are an excellent preventive alternative. Findings in recent years demonstrate that the physiological and clinical actions of probiotics with specific strains are becoming increasingly relevant in the development of functional foods associated with probiotics. Thanks to their function and biological activity, improving digestive health and strengthening the immune system, the probiotics have become priority ingredients in the production of functional foods for human and animal nutrition. Therefore, the general objective of this Special Issue is to contribute to innovative research in this area of knowledge, promoting the exploration and discovery of new strains with probiotic potential, ensuring their biological function through biological and immunological studies at the cellular level "in vitro" and "in vivo" that guarantee the application of probiotics in the areas of medicine, pharmacy and food, thus contributing to human and animal health.
Dr. Blanca Rosa Aguilar Uscanga
Dr. Josué Raymundo Solis Pacheco
Dr. Angélica Villarruel-López
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- probiotics
- prebiotics
- functional foods
- lactic acid bacteria
- yeasts
- human milk
- dairy products
- biological activity
- functional properties
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