Antitumor Activity of Fermented Colostrum and Milk

Male Swiss mice, implanted with Ehrlich ascites tumor cells, were fed each of the following test materials: fresh bovine colostrum, colostrum cultured with Lactobacillus acidophilus, colostrum cultured with Lactobacillus bulgaricus, colostrum cultured with L. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, milk cultured with L. acidophilus and milk cultured with L. bulgaricus. Fresh colostrum had no significant effect when fed ad libitum for 7 consecutive days after tumor implantation. Colostrum fermented with L. acidophilus, L. bulgaricus or yogurt culture significantly (P< 0.05) inhibited tumor cell proliferation as indicated by a 16 to 40% decrease in cell counts and a 13 to 35% decrease in DNA synthesis. Similar effects were noted for whole milk fermented with either L. acidophilus or L. bulgaricus.

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VIABILITY OF LACTOBACILLUS acidophilus AND SYNERESIS OF PROBIOTIC YOGHURT PRODUCED FROM RECONSTITUTED SKIM AND WHOLE MILK POWDER DURING 35 DAYS REFRIGERATED STORAGE AT 4±2 oC

Bacterial Empire ◽

10.36547/be.2019.2.2.54-57 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 54

Author(s):

Obhioze Augustine Akpoka ◽

T. E Obi

Keyword(s):

Lactobacillus Acidophilus ◽

Starter Culture ◽

Milk Powder ◽

Skim Milk ◽

Streptococcus Thermophilus ◽

Lactobacillus Bulgaricus ◽

Probiotic Bacteria ◽

Whole Milk ◽

Freeze Dried ◽

Whole Milk Powder

Currently, the food industry wants to expand the range of probiotic yogurts but each probiotic bacteria offers different and specific health benefits. This study examined the viable counts of Lactobacillus acidophilus and percentage syneresis of probiotic yoghurt produced from reconstituted skim and whole milk powder stored for 35 days at 4±2 oC. Skim milk probiotic yoghurt (SMPY) and Whole milk probiotic yoghurt (WMPY) were produced by reconstituting dry milk powder (130 g/900 ml w/v), which was pasteurized at 85 oC for 15 mins, cooled to 43 oC and inoculated with freeze dried probiotic yoghurt mixed starter culture containing Streptococcus thermophilus (ST), Lactobacillus bulgaricus (LB) and Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA). The yoghurt samples were analyzed for viability of ST, LB, LA and also syneresis. During storage, the viable counts of ST in SMPY decreased from 5.43x108 to 5.18x106 cfu/ml, LB (2.47x108 to 8.10x105 cfu/ml) and LA (1.83x108 to 5.78x105 cfu/ml). Similarly, the viable counts of ST in WMPY decreased significantly from 5.40x108 to 5.15x106 cfu/ml, LB (2.43x108 to 7.82x105 cfu/ml) and LA (1.80x108 to 5.84x105 cfu/ml). Although the mean viable counts of the LA decreased during storage, both SMPY and WMPY still contained an average of 1.48x106 cfu/ml of probiotic cells up to 28 days of storage, which is above the “therapeutic minimum” of 106 cfu/ml. The percentage syneresis of SMPY and WMPY increased significantly during the 35 days of storage, from 24.4-32.0 % and 24.8-32.7 % respectively. There was a positive correlation between storage time and syneresis thus affecting the texture. In conclusion, yoghurt made from either skim or whole milk powder can be used as an adequate carrier of LA (probiotic bacteria) up to a period of 28 days at 4±2 oC and a stabilizer should be used to reduce the separation of whey and thus maintain the texture.

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Antitumor Activity of Yogurt Components1

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x-46.1.8 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 46 (1) ◽

pp. 8-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 84

Author(s):

G. V. REDDY ◽

B. A. FRIEND ◽

K. M. SHAHANI ◽

R. E. FARMER

Keyword(s):

Antitumor Activity ◽

Activity Concentration ◽

Supernatant Fluid ◽

Tumor Implantation ◽

Cell Counts ◽

Ehrlich Ascites ◽

Initial Tumor ◽

Continuous Feeding ◽

Ad Libitum ◽

Ad Libitum Feeding

Male swiss mice were implanted with Ehrlich ascites tumor cells and fed ad libitum either yogurt or yogurt components. Ad libitum feeding of yogurt for 7 consecutive days after tumor implantation significantly (P<0.05) inhibited cell counts by 24 to 28% and DNA synthesis by 23 to 31%. When milk or 1.5% lactic acid was fed, there was no significant effect. Feeding yogurt for 7 d before implantation, in addition to yogurt feeding for 7 d after implantation, did not increase inhibition. The level of inhibition was decreased, however, when feeding was initiated more than 1 d after tumor implantation. While yogurt effectively inhibited initial tumor growth, continuous feeding from day 1 until death had no significant effect on the survival rate of the mice. Centrifugal separation of yogurt into solids and supernatant fluid fractions revealed that the antitumor activity was localized in the solids fraction; the supernatant fluid possessed no activity. Concentration of the solids fraction did not significantly increase the antitumor activity.

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