Improving the gastrointestinal activity of probiotics through encapsulation within biphasic gel water-in-oil emulsions
Hongxia Gao, Xin Huang, Youfa Xie, Suqiong Fang, Wenrong Chen, Kui Zhang, Xing Chen, Liqiang Zou, Wei Liu
Abstract
Biphasic gel W/O emulsion is beneficial for probiotics to resist the harsh environment of gastrointestinal tract and improve their digestive activity. It provides ideas for the design of probiotic delivery system.
Topics & Concepts
ProbioticEmulsionGastrointestinal tractEncapsulation (networking)Food scienceChemistryBiologyBiochemistryComputer scienceBacteriaGeneticsComputer networkProbiotics and Fermented FoodsFood composition and propertiesMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology