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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Potential Future Applications of Postbiotics in the Context of Ensuring Food Safety and Human Health Improvement.

Zorica Tomičić, Ljubiša Šarić, Ružica Tomičić

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Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zorica TomičićInstitute of Food Technology in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9321-0872
Ljubiša ŠarićInstitute of Food Technology in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-2484-485X
Ružica TomičićFaculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, Bulevar cara Lazara 1, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-5602-8761

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postbiotics are defined as non-viable metabolites or compounds produced by probiotic microorganisms with significant impact on human health. The growing interest in postbiotics is supported by numerous studies due to their additional benefits over probiotics that show positive outcomes for specific conditions, as well as their application as biopreservatives in the food industry. Their potential in functional foods and therapeutic applications is increasingly recognized as they exhibit stability, safety, and diverse biological activities. As for their most important biological roles, postbiotics have been shown to have effective anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer properties, in addition to reducing food allergies. The application of postbiotics in functional foods contributes to improving intestinal health and reducing the risk of foodborne diseases. The concept of postbiotics is relatively new in the food industry. They offer a promising alternative to conventional food preservatives due to their ability to inhibit pathogenic bacteria and extend shelf life. Considering the diversity of postbiotic compounds and their significant biological activities, this review presents and discusses the mechanisms of action and future trends in their application in the food industry and their impact on human health. Increasing research and development in the production and formulation of postbiotics will play a key role in the upward trajectory of the market.

Indexed as

anti-inflammatoryantimicrobialantioxidant activityclinical applicationfunctional foodnatural bioactive compoundspostbiotics

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PMID40723977
PMCPMC12291754

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