Promoting Probiotics Survival by Microencapsualtion with Hylon Starch and Genipin Cross-linked Coatings in Simulated Gastro-intestinal Condition and Heat Treatment.

Mohammad Ali Khosravi Zanjani, Mohammad Reza Ehsani, Babak Ghiassi Tarzi, Anousheh Sharifan

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Article in Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohammad Ali Khosravi ZanjaniDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Mohammad Reza EhsaniDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Babak Ghiassi TarziDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Anousheh SharifanDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microencapsulation with hydrocolloids as a modern technique has been used to prolong the survival of probiotics during exposure to harsh conditions. In this study, alginate-Hylon starch microcapsules with genipin cross-linked chitosan and poly-L-lysine coatings were developed to encapsulate four strains of probiotic bacteria, including

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ChitosanGenipin cross-linkingHeat treatmentHylonPoly-L-lysineSimulated gastro-intestinal condition

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PMCPMC5985192

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