Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of Saccharomyces cerevisiae IFST062013, a potential probiotic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Probiotic yeast has become a field of interest to scientists in recent years.

Methods

Conventional cultural method was employed to isolate and identify yeast and standard methods were used to determine different probiotic attributes, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties.

Results

This study reports potential probiotic properties of a strain of S. cerevisiae IFST 062013 isolated from fruit. The isolate is tolerant to a wide range of temperature and pH, high concentration of bile salt and NaCl, gastric juice, intestinal environment, α-amylase, trypsin and lysozyme. It can produce organic acid and showed resistance against tetracycline, ampicillin, gentamycin, penicillin, polymixin B and nalidixic acid. It can assimilate cholesterol, can produce killer toxi

SUBMITTER: Fakruddin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5251302 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature