Optimization of a cryoprotective medium and survival of freeze-dried Bifidobacterium infantis 20088 throughout storage, rehydration and gastrointestinal tract transit for infant formula probiotic applications

• Main Authors: Fatemeh, Shamekhi, Mustafa, Shuhaimi, Ariff, Arbakariya, Abd Manap, Mohd Yazid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15367/1/15367.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15367/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJMR/article-abstract/DDFD25313053

Supplementations of formulae with synbiotic compounds of human milk have shown to be able to decrease several gut-related diseases in formula fed infants. This study was carried out to develop a synergistic cryoprotective drying medium for infant formulae probiotic application. Response surface meth...