Biosafety Assessment of Probiotic Potential (Methods and Protocols in Food Science) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 107162508X ISBN 13: 9781071625088

Publisher: Humana, 2022

Synopsis

This volume provides methods on procedures for assessing the biosafety aspects of probiotics. Chapters are divided into five parts detailing in vitro biosafety assessment, biogenic amine production, D-lactic acid production, toxin production, production of various enzymes, determination of toxicity, mutagenicity, virulence genes, capsule formation, hemolytic activity, DNAse activity, bile salt deconjugation, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic resistance gene transfer, mucin degradation, platelet aggregation, and in vivo biosafety assessment of probiotics including determination of  infectivity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, and evaluation of immunological parameters in animal models.

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Biosafety Assessment of Probiotic Potential aims to be a foundation for future studies and to be a source of inspiration for new investigations in the field.  

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This volume provides methods on procedures for assessing the biosafety aspects of probiotics. Chapters are divided into five parts detailing in vitro biosafety assessment, biogenic amine production, D-lactic acid production, toxin production, production of various enzymes, determination of toxicity, mutagenicity, virulence genes, capsule formation, hemolytic activity, DNAse activity, bile salt deconjugation, antibiotic resistance, antibiotic resistance gene transfer, mucin degradation, platelet aggregation, and in vivo biosafety assessment of probiotics including determination of infectivity, reproductive and developmental toxicity, and evaluation of immunological parameters in animal models.

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Biosafety Assessment of Probiotic Potential aims to be a foundation for future studies and to be a source of inspiration for new investigations in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 107162508X
• ISBN 13: 9781071625088
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 429
• Editor: Dwivedi Mitesh Kumar, Amaresan Natarajan, Sankaranarayanan A., Begum Rasheedunnisa