Journal of Global Pharma Technology
Volume 12 Issue 11 (2020) Nov. 2020

The Effect of Moringa oleifera Extract as Candidate Prebiotic to Increase the Growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus plantarum Probiotics

Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Oct 2020

Abstract

Objectives: The potential of probiotics can be increased by adding prebiotics, which are substances that cannot be digested, but can be used by probiotics to increase their growth. Prebiotics generally consist of oligosaccharides. Moringa oleifera has potential as a prebiotic candidate. This study aims to prove the use of Moringa oleifera (M. oleifera) extract as a prebiotic candidate to increase the growth of Lactobacillus acidophilus (L. acidophilus) and Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) probiotics. Methods: This study consisted of 4 treatments and each treatment was repeated 5 times. The treatments consisted of: P0: 0% Moringa oleifera extract, P1: 0.1% Moringa oleifera extract (v/v), P2: 0.2% M. oleifera extract (v/v), P3: 0.3% M. oleifera extracts (v/v). The probiotic concentration is 1.5x108CFU/ml. Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference (p

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jgpt

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

ournal of Global Pharma Technology is a monthly, open access, Peer review journal of Pharmacy published by JGPT Journal publishes peer-reviewed original research papers, case reports and systematic reviews. The journal allows free access to its contents, which is likely to attract more readers and ...