Comparative Evaluation of Commercial and Indigenous Bacterial Isolates for Antigenotoxic Potential

A total of four bacteria isolate d from commercial food products viz., Amul Probiotic Ice - cream, Nestle Baby & Me and Yakult were compared against two potential indigenous probiotic isolates from traditional fermented foods of North - Western Himalayas along with reference strain Lactobacil lus rhamnosus GG - ATCC 53103 for antigenotoxic potential. Indigenous isolate ADF10, Lactobacillus plantarum showed highest antigenotoxicity (>90% against 4 - NQO and furazolidone) among all the isolates used in this study followed by commercial isolate L4, Bi fidobacterium lactis from Nestle Baby & Me. This study showed that AdF10 can be used for specific enrichment of fermented foods to enhance their health potential benefits.