Biomaterial Database

Content Analysis of Commercially Available Probiotics. 2018

Pankaj Yadav, and Pankaj Sharma, and Rohit Arora

Departments of Neonatology, Apollo Cradle, Gurgaon, Haryana, India. drpankajyadav05@gmail.com.

We carried out content analysis of four batches each of 3 commercially available probiotic formulations of Bacillus clausii. Species identification was done using MALDI-TOF-MS technique while bacterial count was done using plate colony count. Only one of the three probiotic formulation analyzed was found to have homogeneous population of B. clausii while none was found to have the exact viable bacterial count as suggested on the label.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D000070019	Bacillus clausii	An alkalophilic species of Bacillus that occurs in soil. It produces ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS and is used as a PROBIOTIC.
D001412	Bacillus subtilis	A species of gram-positive bacteria that is a common soil and water saprophyte.	Natto Bacteria,Bacillus subtilis (natto),Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto,Bacillus subtilis var. natto
D050296	Microbial Viability	Ability of a microbe to survive under given conditions. This can also be related to a colony's ability to replicate.	Bacterial Viability,Virus Viability,Bacteria Viability,Microbial Inactivation,Inactivation, Microbial,Viability, Bacteria,Viability, Bacterial,Viability, Microbial,Viability, Virus
D058491	Bacterial Load	Measurable quantity of bacteria in an object, organism, or organism compartment.	Bacterial Count,Bacterial Counts,Count, Bacterial,Counts, Bacterial,Bacterial Loads,Load, Bacterial,Loads, Bacterial
D019032	Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization	A mass spectrometric technique that is used for the analysis of large biomolecules. Analyte molecules are embedded in an excess matrix of small organic molecules that show a high resonant absorption at the laser wavelength used. The matrix absorbs the laser energy, thus inducing a soft disintegration of the sample-matrix mixture into free (gas phase) matrix and analyte molecules and molecular ions. In general, only molecular ions of the analyte molecules are produced, and almost no fragmentation occurs. This makes the method well suited for molecular weight determinations and mixture analysis.	Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Matrix-Assisted,MALD-MS,MALDI,Mass Spectrometry, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization,Mass Spectroscopy, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization,Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry,Spectroscopy, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization,MALDI-MS,MS-MALD,SELDI-TOF-MS,Surface Enhanced Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry,Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Matrix Assisted,MALDI MS,Mass Spectrometry, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization,Mass Spectroscopy, Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization,Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry
D019936	Probiotics	Live microbial DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance. Antibiotics and other related compounds are not included in this definition. In humans, lactobacilli are commonly used as probiotics, either as single species or in mixed culture with other bacteria. Other genera that have been used are bifidobacteria and streptococci. (J. Nutr. 1995;125:1401-12)	Probiotic