TABLE 2.
Amino acid degradation by Lactobacillus and Streptococcus strains after incubation for 40 h in reaction mixture without α-KGa
| Strain | % Amino acid degradation ± SD
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|---|---|---|---|
| Phe | Leu | Met | |
| L. helveticus CNRZ 32 | 2.3 ± 0.9 | 0.6 ± 1.1 | 1.3 ± 2.1 |
| L. delbrueckii subsp. lactis CNRZ 207 | 1.3 ± 1.2 | 0.5 ± 0.6 | 0 |
| S. thermophilus CNRZ 302 | 17.0 ± 7.1 | 21.1 ± 4.3 | 8.0 ± 3.6 |
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Results are expressed as a percentage of the initial amino acid concentration and are the means of three independent experiments ± standard deviation.