Viability and gastrointestinal tolerance of commercial probiotic products

• Main Authors: Mohd Akmal, Azhar, Mimi Sakinah, Abdul Munaim, Muzamir, Hasan, Zularisam, Abdul Wahid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); RZ Other systems of medicine
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29095/1/Viability%20and%20Gastrointestinal%20Tolerance%20of%20Commercial%20Probiotic%20Products.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29095/

The basic principle for probiotic microorganisms to be beneficial to the host is that they must show enough viability when arriving at the intestine as the site of action. Thus, they must be able to stay alive in the lower pH environment in the gastrointestinal tract. The extremely low pH in the hum...