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Lactic acid bacteria stress response to preservation processes in the beverage and juice industry

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Bucka-Kolendo J., Sokołowska B.

2017

vol. 64

issue 3

459-464

In this review we summarize stress factors that affect the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and cause different molecular stress responses. LAB belong to a group of bacteria that is very widespread in food and beverages. They are present, and desired, in fermented products like yogurts, cheese, vegetables, meat or wine. In most of them, LAB are providing positive sensory and nutritive features. However, as harmless and desired microbes in one product, LAB can cause spoilage and a bad taste of others, especially in juices and beverages. LAB are resistant to many stress factors which allows them to survive in harsh environments. The most common stress factors they have to deal with are: heat, cold, acidity, NaCl and high hydrostatic pressure (HHP). Their ability to survive depends on their skills to cope with stress factors. Under stress conditions, LAB activate mechanisms that allow them to adjust to the new conditions, which can influence their viability and technological properties. This ability to adapt to different stress conditions may come from the cross-protection systems they have, as resistance to one factor may help them to deal with the other stress effectors. LAB are highly valuable for the food industry and that is why it is important to understand their stress response mechanisms.

Application of the pyrolytic methylation to GC/MS profi ling of short-chain fatty acids in selected pharmaceutical preparations

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Chodurek E., Kurkiewicz S., Dzierżęga-Lęcznar A., Stępień K., Dzierżewicz Z.

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis

2011

vol. 65

issue 3

16-20

Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) belong to the normal fl ora of human alimentary tract and vaginal epithelium. The main products of LAB metabolism are short chain fatty acids (SCFA), which are known to have signifi cant infl uence on human health. The aim of this study was to examine the suitability of direct pyrolytic methylation in GC/MS profi ling of SCFA in the selected pharmaceutical preparations of LAB. For method optimization, standard SCFA samples consisting of acetic, propionic, butyric and lactic acids were pyrolyzed under various temperature conditions in the presence of methanolic solution of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) as a derivatizing reagent. It was demonstrated that pyrolytic derivatization of standard SCFA to methyl esters was the most effi cient with the use 10% TMAH and the pyrolytic fi laments with Curie temperature of 480°C, when the pyrolysis cell was kept at 150°C. It was shown that the method is suitable for GC/MS qualitative analysis of SCFA profi le in the pharmaceutical preparations that contain LAB in lyophilized form.

Bakterie kwasu mlekowego (Lactic Acid Bacteria – LAB) należą do naturalnej flory bakteryjnej zasiedlającej przewód pokarmowy oraz nabłonek pochwy człowieka. Głównym produktem metabolizmu LAB są krótkołańcuchowe kwasy tłuszczowe (short-chain fatty acids – SCFA) wywierające istotny wpływ na zdrowie człowieka. W pracy poddano ocenie przydatność techniki bezpośredniej metylacji pirolitycznej w oznaczaniu profi lu SCFA w wybranych preparatach farmaceutycznych LAB techniką GC/MS. W celu optymalizacji metody, wzorcowe próbki SCFA zawierające kwas octowy, propionowy, masłowy i mlekowy poddano pirolizie w obecności metanolowego roztworu wodorotlenku tetrametyloamoniowego (TMAH) w różnych warunkach temperaturowych. Stwierdzono, że derywatyzacja analizowanych kwasów tłuszczowych do estrów metylowych zachodziła z największą wydajnością pod wpływem 10% TMAH, gdy zastosowano druty pirolityczne o temperaturze Curie 480°C, a komorę pirolizera utrzymywano w temperaturze 150°C. Wykazano, że zoptymalizowana metoda jest przydatna w prowadzonej techniką GC/MS analizie jakościowej profi lu SCFA w wybranych preparatach farmaceutycznych zawierających LAB w formie liofi lizatu.

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Lactic acid bacteria stress response to preservation processes in the beverage and juice industry

Application of the pyrolytic methylation to GC/MS profi ling of short-chain fatty acids in selected pharmaceutical preparations