Table 1 List of industrial enzymes and compounds produced from various Lactococcus lactis strains

Compounds

 Lactic acid

Preservative, flavouring, polylactic acid, plastic, emulsifier, moisturizer

All strains

[43]

 Acetoin/diacetyl

Flavouring

CRL264

[44]

 l-alanine

Sweetener

AlaDH⁺LDH⁻

[48]

 Linalool

Flavouring

NZ9000

[64]

 Germacrene D

Antimicrobial, insecticidal, pheromones

NZ9000

[65]

 β-Sesquiphellandrene

Antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer

NZ9000

[66, 67]

 Hyaluronic acid

Cosmetics, medical

NZ9020

Vitamins

 Folate (B11)

Health supplements

NZ9000

[49–51]

 Riboflavin (B12)

Health supplements

NZ9000

Biofuels

 Ethanol

Energy source

CS4435

[63]

Peptides

 Bacteriocin

Anti-microbial, preservative

NZ9000

[52, 68]

 Brazzein

Sweetener

N/S

[69]

 Mabinlin II

Sweetener

N/S

[70]

 Nisin Z

Food preservative

F44

[71]

Enzymes

 β-Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase

Starch degradation

NZ9000

[26]

 Coumarate CoA ligase (4CL)

Metabolic engineering

FI9974

[72]

 Alcohol acyltransferase (SAAT)

Metabolic engineering

NZ9000

[64]

 Linalool/nerolidol synthase (FaNES)

Metabolic engineering

NZ9000

[64]

 Sesquiterpene synthase

Metabolic engineering

NZ9000

[65]

 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA reductase (HMGR)

Metabolic engineering

NZ9000

[66]

 Bile salt hydrolase (BSH)

Intestinal metabolism, probiotics

NZ3900

[73]

 Acid urease

Urea hydrolysis

N/S

[74]