Table 3. Influence of Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Concentrations of Ellagic Acid and Urolithins (Means ± Standard Deviation) in MRS Supplemented with 30 μg/mL Punicalagin after 24 h of Incubation at 37 °Ca.
| sample | short name | urolithin A content (μg/L) | urolithin B content (μg/L) | ellagic acid content (μg/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| culture medium (MRS) | C1 | <1 | <1 | 4.30d ± 5.34 |
| culture medium + extract | C2 | <1 | <1 | 54.21c ± 17.78 |
| E. faecium 37 | 37_P | <1 | <1 | 1000.92b ± 116.74 |
| L. paracasei 74 | 74_P | <1 | <1 | 1401.06a ± 324.24 |
| L. plantarum 89 | 89_P | <1 | <1 | 1125.01ab ± 315.14 |
| L. casei 116 | 116_P | <1 | <1 | 1053.67ab ± 213.54 |
| E. faecium 126 | 126_P | <1 | <1 | 1115.34ab ± 164.98 |
| L. paracasei 185 | 185_P | <1 | <1 | 1063.33ab ± 374.75 |
| L. sakei 195 | 195_P | <1 | <1 | 979.74b ± 153.92 |
| L. casei 246 | 246_P | <1 | <1 | 1047.36ab ± 145.42 |
| L. plantarum 284 | 284_P | <1 | <1 | 1179.99ab ± 331.22 |
| L. plantarum 295 | 295_P | <1 | <1 | 1349.04a ± 385.20 |
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Culture medium (MRS, C1) and MRS plus punicalagin extract (C2) are used as controls. Different letters denote significant differences between means.