The objectives of this study were to investigate the optimal condition for growth and highly concenterated culture of Bifidobacterium longum (Bif longum). The effects of additives were compared with titratable acidity and viable cell counts, and 10% r...
The objectives of this study were to investigate the optimal condition for growth and highly concenterated culture of Bifidobacterium longum (Bif longum). The effects of additives were compared with titratable acidity and viable cell counts, and 10% reconstituted skim milk (no additive) was used as a control. Correlation coefficient for the growth of Bif. longun between CO_2 anaerobic jar method and overalaid medium method was R=0.99. When 1% Bif. longurn was inoculated on 12%, 14%, and 16% reconstituted skim-milk, viable cell counts were 8.60, 8.89, and 8.93 Log CFU/ml, respectively. When Lactose, Glucose, Glucosamine, Fructose, Peptone, N-acethyl-D-glucosamine, D-galactose, and liver extract were added to 16% reconstituted skim-milk, the viable cell counts were 8.61, 9.05, 9.15, 9.24, 8.82, 9.75, 9.17, and 9.64 Log CFU/ml, respectively. Therefore, D-galactose, liver extract, and N-acethyl-D-glucosamine were selected as final additives. When Bif longum was inoculated on Fermentor-I (16% reconstituted skim milk containing 0.1% yeast extract, 0.5% D-galactose and 0.5% liver extract), Fermentor-II (16% reconstituted skim milk containing
0.190% yeast extract, 0.590% N-acethyl-D-glucosamine and 0.5% liver extract), Batch culture-I (16% reconstituted skim milk containing 0.1% yeast extract, 0.5% D-galactose and 0.5% liver extract), and Batch culture-II (16% reconstituted skim milk containing 0.1% yeast extract, 0.5% N-acethyl-D-glucosamine and 0.5% liver extract), viable cell counts were 10.46, 9.37, 9.03, and 8.83 Log CFU/ml, respectively. Although liver extract was the important additive for the highly concentrated culture of Bif. longum in this study, it caused serious off-flavor when liver extract-1 (contained cell mass) was added to Fermentor culture. However, flavor was improved when liver extract-2 which was removed cell mass, was used instead of liver extract-1. Addition of 2% liver extract-II and 1% D-galactose had the similar effect with addition of 0.5% Liver extract-I and 0.5% D-galactose on the growth of Bif. longum.