Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules

A comparative study on the stability and the potential of alginate and pectin based capsules for production of poultry probiotic cells using MRS medium was conducted. The capsule cores, made of three types of materials, i.e. ca-alginate, ca-pectinate and ca-alginate/pectinate, were compared. The me...

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Main Author: Voo, Wan Ping
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spelling my-ums-ep.92062017-10-30T01:55:04Z Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules 2011 Voo, Wan Ping TP Chemical technology A comparative study on the stability and the potential of alginate and pectin based capsules for production of poultry probiotic cells using MRS medium was conducted. The capsule cores, made of three types of materials, i.e. ca-alginate, ca-pectinate and ca-alginate/pectinate, were compared. The mechanical strength of ca-pectinate and ca alginate/pectinate capsules was 2.5 and 4.3 times, respectively, of that of ca-alginate capsule. The pectin based capsules were found to be more stable than that of the alginate based capsules and their stability was further improved by chitosan coating. However, double layer coating of capsules did not improve the capsule stability due to the competing of polyanion material for chitosan binding, which had weakened the first layer coating. The cell concentration in pectin based capsules was comparable to that of the alginate based capsules. The maximum cell concentration of 1 x 109 CFU/ml was obtained with uncoated ca-alginate/pectinate capsules after two fermentation cycles. Cell concentration in capsules could be influenced by the gel network density since it determines the capsule stability and structural properties. On the other hand, pectin based capsules was found to give significantly lower cell concentration in the growth medium for the initial fermentation cycles due to its higher capsule stability if compared to that of alginate capsules. In conclusion, pectin was found to be potential encapsulation material for probiotic cell production owing to its stability, favourable micro environment for cell growth as well as its potential to control the release of cells from capsules. 2011 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/9206/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/9206/1/mt0000000381.pdf text en public masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah School of Engineering and Information Technology
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Voo, Wan Ping
Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
description A comparative study on the stability and the potential of alginate and pectin based capsules for production of poultry probiotic cells using MRS medium was conducted. The capsule cores, made of three types of materials, i.e. ca-alginate, ca-pectinate and ca-alginate/pectinate, were compared. The mechanical strength of ca-pectinate and ca alginate/pectinate capsules was 2.5 and 4.3 times, respectively, of that of ca-alginate capsule. The pectin based capsules were found to be more stable than that of the alginate based capsules and their stability was further improved by chitosan coating. However, double layer coating of capsules did not improve the capsule stability due to the competing of polyanion material for chitosan binding, which had weakened the first layer coating. The cell concentration in pectin based capsules was comparable to that of the alginate based capsules. The maximum cell concentration of 1 x 109 CFU/ml was obtained with uncoated ca-alginate/pectinate capsules after two fermentation cycles. Cell concentration in capsules could be influenced by the gel network density since it determines the capsule stability and structural properties. On the other hand, pectin based capsules was found to give significantly lower cell concentration in the growth medium for the initial fermentation cycles due to its higher capsule stability if compared to that of alginate capsules. In conclusion, pectin was found to be potential encapsulation material for probiotic cell production owing to its stability, favourable micro environment for cell growth as well as its potential to control the release of cells from capsules.
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author Voo, Wan Ping
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title Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
title_short Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
title_full Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
title_fullStr Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
title_full_unstemmed Immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
title_sort immobilization of probiotic cells in alginate and pectinate capsules
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department School of Engineering and Information Technology
publishDate 2011
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/9206/1/mt0000000381.pdf
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