In Vitro Evaluation of Potential Prebiotic Effects of a Freeze-dried Juice from (A. Weber Ex K. Schum. Bly. Ex Rowl) Cladodes, an Unconventional Edible Plant from Caatinga Biome

Overview

Journal 3 Biotech

Publisher Springer

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2020 Oct 16

PMID 33062577

Citations 3

Authors

Thais Santana Ribeiro

Karoliny Brito Sampaio

Francisca Nayara Dantas Duarte Menezes

Paloma Oliveira Antonino de Assis

Marcos Dos Santos Lima

Maria Elieidy Gomes de Oliveira

Evandro Leite de Souza

Rita de Cassia Ramos do Egypto Queiroga

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Abstract

This study evaluated in vitro the potential prebiotic effects of a freeze-dried juice extracted from cladodes of (A. Weber ex K. Schum.) Bly. Ex Rowl, an unconventional edible plant from Brazilian Caatinga biome and popularly known as xique-xique. Prebiotic effects of freeze-dried xique-xique cladode juice (XCJ, 20 g/L) were evaluated by measurements of prebiotic activity scores and stimulatory effects on growth and metabolic activities of probiotic LA-05, L-26 and L-10, which are beneficial species found as part of human gut microbiota. XCJ showed positive prebiotic activity scores on all examined probiotics, indicating a selective stimulatory effect on these microorganisms in detriment to enteric pathogens. Examined probiotics had high viable counts (> 8 log CFU/mL) after 48 h of cultivation in media with XCJ (20 g/L), representing an increase of > 2 log CFU/mL when compared to viable counts found on time zero. Cultivation of probiotics in media with XCJ resulted in decreased pH during the 48 h-incubation. Contents of fructose and glucose decreased in media with XCJ inoculated with LA-05, L-26 or L-10 during the 48 h-cultivation, in parallel with an increase in contents of acetic and lactic acids. Measured effects of XCJ on probiotics were overall similar to those exerted by fructoligosaccharides (20 g/L), a proven prebiotic ingredient. These results showed that XCJ could exert selective stimulatory effects on different species, which are indicative of potential prebiotic properties.

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