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Nutrients

Title:		"Bee Collected Pollen with Enhanced Health Benefits, Produced by Fermentation with a Kombucha Consortium"
Author(s):		Utoiu E; Matei F; Toma A; Diguta CF; Stefan LM; Manoiu S; Vrajmasu VV; Moraru I; Oancea A; Israel-Roming F; Cornea CP; Constantinescu-Aruxandei D; Moraru A; Oancea F;
Address:		"Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. Elena.Utoiu@gmail.com. Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 060031 Elena, Romania. Elena.Utoiu@gmail.com. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. Florentina.Matei@biotehnologii.usamv.ro. Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 060031 Elena, Romania. agnes12ro@yahoo.com.au. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. camifilo@yahoo.com. Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 060031 Elena, Romania. LauraMihaelaStefan@yahoo.com. Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 060031 Elena, Romania. spagiricus@yahoo.com. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. VirgilVrajamasu@yahoo.com. Medica Laboratories Srl, 075100 Elena, Romania. IonutMoraru@pro-natura.ro. Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, 060031 Elena, Romania. Oancea.Anca@gmail.com. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. florentinarom@yahoo.com. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. pccornea@yahoo.com. Departments of Biotechnology and Bioresources, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 060021 Elena, Romania. doro31@gmail.com. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. Angela.Moraru@medicagroup.ro. Medica Laboratories Srl, 075100 Elena, Romania. Angela.Moraru@medicagroup.ro. Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 011464 Elena, Romania. Florin.Oancea@icechim.ro. Departments of Biotechnology and Bioresources, National Institute for Research & Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, 060021 Elena, Romania. Florin.Oancea@icechim.ro"
Journal Title:		Nutrients
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180923
Issue:		10
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/nu10101365
ISSN/ISBN:		2072-6643 (Electronic) 2072-6643 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The bioavailability of pollen bioactive compounds for humans is limited. In this study, our aim was to enhance the health-related benefits of pollen by fermentation with a Kombucha/SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeasts) consortium. We performed the fermentation of pollen suspended from the beginning with SCOBY on sweetened green tea or on Kombucha vinegar, by adding pollen after 20 days of Kombucha fermentation. We analyzed: formation of bioactive compounds (anti-oxidant polyphenols, soluble silicon, hydroxy-acids, short chain fatty acids-SCFA); parameters related to Kombucha fermentation (dynamics of lactic acid bacteria-LAB, formation of organic acids, soluble sugar evolution on Kombucha vinegar); the influence of Kombucha fermentation on pollen morphology and ultrastructure; in vitro cytotoxic and antitumoral effects of the Kombucha fermented pollen. The pollen addition increases LAB proportion in the total number of SCOBY microbial strains. SEM images highlight the adhesion of the SCOBY bacteria to pollen. Ultrastructural analysis reveals the release of the pollen content. The content of bioactive compounds (polyphenols, soluble silicon species and SCFA) is higher in the fermented pollen and the product shows a moderate antitumoral effect on Caco-2 cells. The health benefits of pollen are enhanced by fermentation with a Kombucha consortium"
Keywords:		"Adenocarcinoma/prevention & control Animals Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism Antioxidants/*metabolism Bacterial Adhesion Caco-2 Cells Cell Line, Tumor Colonic Neoplasms/prevention & control Culture Media Drug Compounding/methods Fatty Acids, Volatile/*met;"
Notes:		"MedlineUtoiu, Elena Matei, Florentina Toma, Agnes Diguta, Camelia Filofteia Stefan, Laura Mihaela Manoiu, Sorin Vrajmasu, Virgil Valeriu Moraru, Ionut Oancea, Anca Israel-Roming, Florentina Cornea, Calina Petruta Constantinescu-Aruxandei, Diana Moraru, Angela Oancea, Florin eng 62/2016, ERA.NET ERA-IB-15-129/Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii/ 6BG/2016, PN-III-P2-2.1-BG-2016-0051/Unitatea Executiva pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior, a Cercetarii, Dezvoltarii si Inovarii/ Switzerland 2018/09/27 Nutrients. 2018 Sep 23; 10(10):1365. doi: 10.3390/nu10101365"