Journal
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 83, Issue -, Pages 50-58Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2017.04.036
Keywords
Probiotics; Microencapsulation; Sodium alginate; Survivability; Thermal treatment
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- Department of Biotechnology, Govt. of India
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This study was undertaken for the microencapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum NCDC201 and L. casei NCDC297 into double alginate coatings. Microencapsulated probiotics showed significant improvement in their survivability after simulated gastrointestinal passage and exposure to heat treatments. The resistance in simulated gastric juice (SGJ) (120 min) was 47.50% and 45.82% higher as compared to free cells of L. plantarum NCDC201 and L. casei NCDC297, respectively. After incubation in simulated intestinal juice (SIJ) (120 min), the viable probiotic population was 6.34 log CFLJ/ml and 6.92 log CFU/ml for microencapsulated L. plantarum NCDC201 and L. casei NCDC297, respectively. Similarly, micro encapsulated probiotics showed relevant counts at higher heat exposure (75 degrees C for 1 and 10 min). SEM results indicated the absence of free bacteria confirming the formation of microcapsules, with spherical morphology, continuous and compact surfaces. ATR-FTIR analysis confirmed the cross linking of the microcapsules by calcium chloride and successful immobilization of the probiotics into the polymer microcapsules. DSC suggested the formation of cross-linking and structure of egg box and increase in the melting temperature of microcapsules. This study has concluded that double alginate coating technique enhanced the stability of probiotics at high temperature (75 +/- 1 degrees C) and in simulated gastric and intestinal conditions. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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