National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
In the present investigation, sincere efforts have been made to prepare encapsulated beads of sodium alginate and acid hydrolyzed psyllium husk containing probiotic culture of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum. The results showed that bead formulation of 1.5 % (w/v) sodium alginate with 0.5 % (w/v) acid hydrolyzed psyllium husk significantly produced spherical beads with narrow size diameter of 1.75 mm and encapsulation efficiency of 99.5 % were achieved. Furthermore, addition of acid hydrolyzed psyllium husk into sodium alginate enhanced the integrity of prepared beads. The results indicated that incorporation of 0.5 % (w/v) acid hydrolyzed psyllium husk in to sodium alginate beads improved viability of the bacteria in acidic conditions as well as bile conditions. The stimulating effect of acid hydrolyzed psyllium husk on the probiotic bacteria was also observed in simulated colonic pH solution.
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