Electrospraying microencapsulation of Lactobacillus plantarum enhances cell viability under refrigeration storage and simulated gastric and intestinal fluids

Electrospraying was used to microencapsulate Lactobacillus plantarum in sodium alginate or in sodium alginate-citric pectin matrixes. Immobilized cells and control (free cells) were tested for survival when exposed to simulated gastric acid and intestinal juices (SGJ and SIJ). Results showed control...

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Main Authors: Chaline Caren Coghetto, Graziela Brusch Brinques, Nataly Machado Siqueira, Jéssica Pletsch, Rosane Michele Duarte Soares, Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616300743