Enzyme Stability of Microencapsulated Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis Bb12 after Freeze Drying and during Storage in Low Water Activity at Room Temperature

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Dianawati, Dianawati ^a   Shah, Nagendra P ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Long term storage; Low a w; Mannitol; Sodium alginate based system; Stability of enzymes activities

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCOSIDASE; HEXURONIC ACID; MANNITOL; MICROSPHERE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMULSION; ENZYME STABILITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FOOD HANDLING; FREEZE DRYING; GEL; METABOLISM; PH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ALGINATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; EMULSIONS; ENZYME STABILITY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FREEZE DRYING; GELS; GLUCURONIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; HEXURONIC ACIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MANNITOL; MICROSPHERES; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES (ALCOHOL GROUP ACCEPTOR); PROBIOTICS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS;

EID: 79961128183     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2011.02246.x     Document Type: Article

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