POTENTIAL APPLICATION OF PREBIOTICS AND PROBIOTICS

  • Kim Saehun (Division of Food Science, Korea University, Korea)
  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

The importance of probiotics and prebiotics in health-promoting effect on the host is increasing. Recent studies on gastrointestinal system have contributed to further understanding of the mechanisms involved in the interaction between probiotics and prebiotics. In his presentation, the beneficial effects of probiotics and prebiotics, and applications of microencapsulation technique for the application of prebiotics and probiotics are described.

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