TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of lactose hydrolysis on the milk-fermenting properties of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus 2038 and Streptococcus thermophilus 1131. AU - Yamamoto,Eri, AU - Watanabe,Reiko, AU - Ichimura,Takefumi, AU - Ishida,Tatsuya, AU - Kimura,Katsunori, Y1 - 2020/12/11/ PY - 2020/07/08/received PY - 2020/09/11/accepted PY - 2020/12/15/pubmed PY - 2021/3/20/medline PY - 2020/12/14/entrez KW - Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus KW - Streptococcus thermophilus KW - lactose hydrolysis KW - yogurt fermentation SP - 1454 EP - 1464 JF - Journal of dairy science JO - J Dairy Sci VL - 104 IS - 2 N2 - Yogurt is a well-known nutritious and probiotic food and is traditionally fermented from milk using the symbiotic starter culture of Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus. However, yogurt consumption may cause health problems in lactose-intolerant individuals, and the demand for lactose-free yogurt has been increasing. The standard method to prepare lactose-free yogurt is to hydrolyze milk by lactase; however, this process has been reported to influence the fermentation properties of starter strains. This study aimed to investigate the fermentation properties of an industrial starter culture of L. bulgaricus 2038 and S. thermophilus 1131 in lactose-hydrolyzed milk and to examine the metabolic changes induced by glucose utilization. We found that the cell number of L. bulgaricus 2038, exopolysaccharide concentration, and viscosity in the coculture of L. bulgaricus 2038 and S. thermophilus 1131 was significantly increased in lactose-hydrolyzed milk compared with that in unhydrolyzed milk. Although the cell number of S. thermophilus 1131 showed no difference, production of formic acid and reduction of dissolved oxygen were enhanced in lactose-hydrolyzed milk. Further, in lactose-hydrolyzed milk, S. thermophilus 1131 was found to have increased the expression of NADH oxidase, which is responsible for oxygen reduction. These results indicated that glucose utilization promoted S. thermophilus 1131 to rapidly reduce the dissolved oxygen amount and produce a high concentration of formic acid, presumably resulting in the increased cell number of L. bulgaricus 2038 in the coculture. Our study provides basic information on the metabolic changes in starter strains in lactose-hydrolyzed milk, and demonstrates that lactose-free yogurt with increased cell number of L. bulgaricus can be prepared without delay in fermentation and decrease in the cell number of S. thermophilus. SN - 1525-3198 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/33309355/Effect_of_lactose_hydrolysis_on_the_milk_fermenting_properties_of_Lactobacillus_delbrueckii_ssp__bulgaricus_2038_and_Streptococcus_thermophilus_1131_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -