Table 1 Summary of studies on Pediococcus pentosaceus

Improve the taste of food

P. pentosaceus T1, P. pentosaceus CRAG3, P. pentosaceus OA1 and S3N3

Improving texture, sourness and other organoleptic properties

[10,11,12,13,14,15]

Improve the growth abilities of plants and animals

P. pentosaceus Q6, P. pentosaceus 4012, P. pentosaceus SL001, P. pentosaceus PP8

Promoting biological growth and storage

[16,17,18,19,20]

Inhibit bacteria and fungi without bacteriocins or BLISs

P. pentosaceus T1, P. pentosaceus Z13P, P. pentosaceus BaltBio02, P. pentosaceus SK25, P. pentosaceus -DPS, P. pentosaceus L1, P. pentosaceus 4I1, P. pentosaceus MP12, P. pentosaceus TG2, P. pentosaceus No. 183, P. pentosaceus KCC-23, P. pentosaceus PPCS, P. pentosaceus HM, P. pentosaceus L006

Fighting against bacteria or fungus directly or with EPS, especially L. monocytogenes

[12, 21,22,23,24,25,26,27]

Inhibition of inflammation

P. pentosaceus AK-23, P. pentosaceus ON89A, P. pentosaceus KFT18, P. pentosaceus NB-17, P. pentosaceus Sn26

Exerting anti-inflammatory effects by regulating cytokines and boosting immunity

[28,29,30,31,32,33,34]

Antagonism of cancer

P. pentosaceus M41, P. pentosaceus SL4(PP), P. pentosaceus CRAG3, P. pentosaceus FP3

Inhibiting the proliferation of cancer, especially CRC

[22, 35,36,37]

Antioxidant

P. pentosaceus Be1, P. pentosaceus S-SU6, P. pentosaceus MYU 759, P. pentosaceus AR243, P. pentosaceus KCC-23, P. pentosaceus AOA2017, P. pentosaceus DK1

Exerting antioxidant effects by scavenging DPPH free radical, O2-, and so on

[38,39,40,41,42,43]

Reduction of lipids

P. pentosaceus LAB6, P. pentosaceus LP28, P. pentosaceus KID7

Affecting cholesterol metabolism and ameliorating some related diseases

[44,45,46,47,48]

Antidotal action

P. pentosaceus FB145 and FB181, P. pentosaceus xy46

Degrading or antagonizing toxic substances, such as Cd, ZEA, etc

[49,50,51]

Utilization of minerals and nutrients

P. pentosaceus B3, B11, P. pentosaceus CFR R38, R35, P. pentosaceus GY23, P. pentosaceus UP-2, P. pentosaceus TL-3, P. pentosaceus HN8

Promoting the biotransformation and utilization of nutrients and minerals, especially phytate

[44, 52,53,54,55,56,57,58]

Vaginal protection

P. pentosaceus SB83

Surviving manmade vaginal gel and producing antibacterial bacteriocin

[58, 59]