Enhancement of growth rate and β-galactosidase activity, and variation in organic acid profile of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb 12 |
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Authors: | Hasan Jalili Seyed H Razavi Mohammad Safari F Xavier Malcata |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Food Science, Technology and Engineering, Faculty of Biosystem Engineering, Agricultural Campus, University of Tehran, Karaj 31585-11167, Iran;bITQB – Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Avenida da República – EAN, 2700-157 Oeiras, Portugal |
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Abstract: | The behavior of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb 12 under batch cultivation, after continuous culturing for up to 12 d, was monitored in skim milk-based media. Previous continuous culture for longer than 6 d affected the physiology of said microorganism. The minimum inhibitory concentrations of lactic and acetic acids increased from 18 to 26 g/l, whereas the molar ratio of acetic to lactic acid increased from 0.8 to 1.55, when the previous continuous culture increased its duration from 1 to 12 d. The specific lactose consumption rate decreased from 0.94 to 0.77 glactose/gcell dry mass/h within the batch culture timeframe; this was concomitant with greater amounts of acetic and formic acids, and lower amounts of lactic acid produced. The β-galactosidase activity increased as continuous culturing time increased, and reached 446 units/ml by 12 d; however, the rate of enzyme synthesis decreased concomitantly. Succinic acid was produced during the exponential growth and stationary phases of the batch culture, but the former at exponential growth phase was higher as the continuous culturing time was longer. For comparison purposes, batch cultivation of samples taken from continuous cultures by 1 and 12 d was done using a semi-synthetic medium with glucose as carbon source; a pattern similar to that observed when using skim milk-based media was observed. |
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Keywords: | Technological effect Continuous culture Batch culture Physiology Probiotic strain |
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