Abstract
Lactobacillus casei YIT 9018 was microencapsulated within alginate or alginate/chitosan double membrane using an air atomizer. Microbiological analysis revealed that the viability of encapsulated L. casei in gastric juice, hydrogen peroxide, and pepsin was 2-3 log cycle higher than that of the nonencapsulated cell. However, the encapsulated cells did not show a significant increase in survival when subjected to in vitro high acid and 0.6% bile salt condition. Alginate-encapsulated, alginate/chitosan-encapsulated, and nonencapsulated cells were stored at different temperatures and storage stability was determined. Nonencapsulated and encapsulated cells showed similar stability at 4°C. However, at 22°C, the alginate/chitosan-encapsulated cell was the most stable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 376-383 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of microbiology and biotechnology |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology