| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 305 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Probiotic bacteria : from science to consumer's benefit / Manuela M. Pintado, Ana M. Gomes, and Ana C. Freitas -- Gastrointestinal tract : microflora and transit aspects / Ana M. Gomes, Manuela M. Pintado, Ana C. Freitas, and J. Paulo Sousa e Silva -- Probiotics and their therapeutic role / Manuela M. Pintado, Ana M. Gomes, and Ana C. Freitas -- Food as vehicles of probiotics / Ana C. Freitas, Dina Rodrigues, Sřgio Sousa, Ana M. Gomes, and Manuela M. Pintado -- Immobilization and microencapsulation of probiotics / Paulo J.C. Costa, Teresa Rocha-Santos, Ana M. Gomes, Manuela M. Pintado, Sřgio Sousa, Maria H. Amaral, J. Paulo Sousa e Silva, and Ana C. Freitas -- Development of probiotic dosage forms / Maria H. Amaral, J. Paulo Sousa e Silva, Paulo J.C. Costa, and Ana M. Gomes -- Guidelines and regulations / J. Paulo Sousa e Silva and Ana M. Gomes |
| Summary |
Complied by an expert editorial team with noteworthy and remarkable experience, this book covers technological aspects related to probiotics, not only in terms of delivery modes but also in terms of protection technologies. It includes discussions of their therapeutic and physiologic implications and benefits, and provides a contemporary update and a holistic review of the topic. It focuses on the technological aspects of probiotic products, brings together the information needed for their successful development, and examines the international picture regarding regulatory issues |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Probiotics -- Therapeutic use
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Probiotics -- Law and legislation
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Microbial biotechnology.
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Probiotics -- therapeutic use
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MEDICAL -- Pharmacology.
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Microbial biotechnology
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Silva, J. Paulo Sousa e, editor.
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Freitas, Ana Cristina, editor.
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| ISBN |
9789814411639 |
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9814411639 |
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