Screening freeze-drying cryoprotectants for Saccharomyces boulardii by Plackett-Burman design

As a lyophilized product, Saccharomyces boulardii has been commonly used to treat diarrhea in adults. However, there are few studies focusing on the preparation of its freeze-drying powder. This paper investigated the effect of lyoprotectants on the freeze-drying survival rate and the number of viab...

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Main Authors: He CHEN, Zhangteng LEI, Haiping HONG, Yaling ZHAI, Dan HUANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galati University Press 2016-12-01
Series:Annals of the University Dunarea de Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI: Food Technology
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Online Access:http://www.ann.ugal.ro/tpa/Anale%202016/vol%202/8%20Chen%20et%20al.pdf
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Summary:As a lyophilized product, Saccharomyces boulardii has been commonly used to treat diarrhea in adults. However, there are few studies focusing on the preparation of its freeze-drying powder. This paper investigated the effect of lyoprotectants on the freeze-drying survival rate and the number of viable cells for vacuum freezedried powder of S. boulardii. Single factor experiment and Plackett-Burman design were conducted to obtain the optimal compound lyoprotectant formulations. The result showed that lactose, trehalose and sodium glutamate could significantly enhance the freeze-drying survival rate of S. boulardii. Meanwhile, all these three lyoprotectants showed positive effect on the freezedrying survival rate of the yeast, and the optimal lyoprotectant composition for S. boulardii was as follows: 18g/100mL lactose, 18g/100mL trehalose and 3g/100mL sodium glutamate.
ISSN:1843-5157
2068-259X