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Microencapsulation of probiotic Lactobacillus brevis ST-69 producing GABA using alginate supplemented with nanocrystalline starch

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Microencapsulation technology can be used to improve the probiotic viability under stress condition in the human gastrointestinal tract and during storage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of encapsulation materials on the survival of GABA-producing probiotics using alginate containing cassava starch nanocrystals under simulated gastrointestinal conditions and shelf storage. Lactobacillus brevis ST-69, GABA-producing probiotic strain, was isolated from kimchi and encapsulated using emulsion technique. The GABA activity, encapsulation efficiency, morphology, probiotic viability were evaluated. The encapsulation efficiency using emulsion technique was 89.72%. Probiotic encapsulated in alginate-nanocrystalline starch gel capsules showed high survival rate at 94.97% of probiotic cells under simulated gastrointestinal conditions and during long-life storage at 4 °C compared to free cells. Results showed that for improving the viability of probiotics against gastrointestinal and storage conditions, complex materials with nanocrystalline starch might be a better encapsulating matrix for the preparation of gel capsules.

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This work was funded by a research Grant (Grant No.251/2562) from Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University and National Science and Technology Development Agency Thailand, according to the supporting graduated education contract of Thailand Graduate Institute of Science and Technology (contract no. SCA-CO-2562-9697-TH).

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, 114 Sukhumvit 23, Wattana District, Bangkok, 10110, Thailand

    Suppasin Thangrongthong, Narathip Puttarat, Boonyarut Ladda & Malai Taweechotipatr

  2. Division of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural Product Innovation and Technology, Srinakharinwirot University, 63 Village No.7, Khlong 16 Road, Ongkharak, Nakornnayok, 26120, Thailand

    Teerarat Itthisoponkul

  3. National Science and Technology Development Agency, National Nanotechnology Center, NANOTEC Research Unit, 130 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Wichchunee Pinket & Kittiwut Kasemwong

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Thangrongthong, S., Puttarat, N., Ladda, B. et al. Microencapsulation of probiotic Lactobacillus brevis ST-69 producing GABA using alginate supplemented with nanocrystalline starch. Food Sci Biotechnol 29, 1475–1482 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-020-00812-9

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