Open AccessProbiotics for treating disorders: microencapsulation a boon to potentiate their therapeutic applications
Author(s) -
Simran Kaur Zandu,
Apoorva Sharma,
Kanwaljeet Garg,
Herman Bakshi,
Inderbir Singh,
Madhu Chitkara,
Sandeep Arora
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biointerface research in applied chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.216
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2069-5837
DOI - 10.33263/briac102.068075
Subject(s) - medicine , probiotic , nutraceutical , genitourinary system , allergy , inflammatory bowel disease , immunology , disease , biology , pathology , bacteria , genetics
Probiotics are nutraceutical products which have been used substantially for supplementation of the intestinal microbiota. Probiotics have been indicated in the therapy of various disorders such as gastric ulcer, diarrhoea, gastroenteritis, inflammatory bowel disease, colon cancer, urogenital infection, allergy, respiratory infection and to promote the individual’s well-being. The present review article focuses on the mechanism followed by probiotics for inactivating the harmful antigens. The various microencapsulation techniques useful in improving the processing, transit and storage stability of probiotics have also been described. Microencapsulation process linked protection and increased survival rate of probiotics have been discussed systematically.