Lactobionic acid

Description

Lactobionic acid is a bionic acid that can be naturally found in the Caspian Sea yogurt and chemically constituted of a gluconic acid bonded to a galactose. Lactobionic acid has antioxidant, antimicrobial, chelating, stabilizer, acidulant, and moisturizing properties. Lactobionic acid can be obtained by electrolytic methods, microbial fermentation or biocatalytic approaches. Lactobionic acid can be used in foodstuffs, to produce new functional products and against food-borne pathogens. Lactobionic acid inhibits DNA repair and protein synthesis, induction of oxidative stress and inhibition of metabolic pathways against MRSA.