Microcalorimetric Study of Extruded Dog Food Containing Probiotic Micro-Organisms

Autor:	Natalja Kabanova, Aram Kazarjan, Raivo Vilu
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Isothermal microcalorimetry biology Brand names Chemistry General Medicine biology.organism_classification law.invention Activity monitor Probiotic Ingredient law Food products Food science Metabolic activity Enterococcus faecium
Zdroj:	Advances in Microbiology. :436-440
ISSN:	2165-3410 2165-3402
DOI:	10.4236/aim.2012.24055
Popis:	Extruded dry dog food products claimed to have a probiotic ingredient of Enterococcus faecium (NCIMB10415) in the commercial available formulations under the brand name of ProBiotic LIVE (Bacterfield S.A., Luxembourg) were studied in the present work using a multichannel thermal activity monitor TAM III. Maximum specific growth rate, heat produced during different growth phases, and lag-phase duration were determined. The length of the lag-phase that can be used to determine the time necessary for the probiotic ingredient to restore its activity after consumption of probiotic containing extruded products was also measured. The calorimetric data confirmed the ability of the Enterococcus faecium to grow at the acidic pH conditions, modeling conditions of gastro-intestinal tract of dogs, and preserve its metabolic activity (viability) at the same level as at the neutral pH. The results obtained indicated that microcalorimetry was a precise and convenient tool for monitoring probiotic activity in complicated solid-state matrices.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::35838976d1a6d1b46fa04e8c0854a950 https://doi.org/10.4236/aim.2012.24055 Zobrazit plný text záznamu