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Natto: A medicinal and edible food with health function
Chunfang Wang1,2, Jinpeng Chen2,3,4, Wenguo Tian1,2
1Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China.
Abstract:
Natto is a soybean product fermented by natto bacteria. It is rich in a variety of amino acids, vitamins, proteins and active enzymes. It has a number of biological activities, such as thrombolysis, prevention of osteoporosis, antibacterial, anticancer, antioxidant and so on. It is widely used in medicine, health-care food, biocatalysis and other fields. Natto is rich in many pharmacological active substances and has significant medicinal research value. This paper summarizes the pharmacological activities and applications of natto in and outside China, so as to provide references for further research and development of natto.
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