Recent Applications of Microbial Metabolism in Food Processing
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Metabolomics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 November 2023) | Viewed by 2020
Special Issue Editors
Interests: malting and brewing; fermented foods; biotransformation of cereal by-products
Interests: metabolomics; microorganisms and metabolism of traditional fermented foods; microbial metabolism and food quality
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the process of food processing, the participation of microorganisms is indispensable. The application of microorganisms increases the types of edible products, facilitates the preservation of food, and provides more abundant nutrition and functions for the diet. However, due to the complex microbial fermentation process, the production process involves physical, chemical, and biological changes, which often lead to important changes in food components. Conventional research methods face difficulties in exploring the factors and mechanisms of microbial influence on food nutrition and flavor. Metabolomics technology can be used to study microbial diversity in food and screen functional microbial strains directly related to the quality and flavor of food, so as to explore the formation mechanism of food flavor and accelerate the directional screening of beneficial microorganisms in food. In addition, it can also reveal the key genes in the important metabolic networks and regulatory pathways in food microorganisms, providing the possibility for the establishment of microbial metabolic pathways and new strategies for the optimization and modification of cell performance.
In this Special Issue, researchers are encouraged to submit manuscripts of research papers and review articles on the latest developments in the field of food processing, including but not limited to the influence of microbial metabolism on food quality and safety, and the selection and breeding of probiotics in food.
Dr. Guolin Cai
Dr. Xiaopu Ren
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fermented foods
- microbial metabolism
- metabolomics
- food quality
- starter culture
