Lactic acid fermentation of Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) biomass for probiotic-based products

• Published in: Journal of applied phycology Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 1077 - 1083
• Main Authors: Niccolai, Alberto, Shannon, Emer, Abu-Ghannam, Nissreen, Biondi, Natascia, Rodolfi, Liliana, Tredici, Mario R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.04.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Arthrospira platensis; Biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Digestibility; Ecology; Fermentation; freeze drying; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; in vitro digestibility; Lactate; Lactic acid; lactic fermentation; Lactobacillus plantarum; Life Sciences; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Probiotics; Spirulina; Statistical analysis; Substrates; Yogurt; Probiotics; Lactic acid fermentation; Spirulina; Digestibility

The first objective of this study was to evaluate the use of lyophilised biomass of the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis F&M-C256 as the sole substrate for lactic acid fermentation by the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC 8014. After 48 h of fermentation, the bacterial concent...