NOVEL ASSESSMENT OF SYNERGISTIC STIMULATORY EFFECT OF PREBIOTIC CHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDE AND SOME COMMERCIAL PREBIOTICS ON THE PROBIOTIC GROWTH: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

This study investigates the possible synergistic stimulatory effects of prebiotic chitooligosaccharide and some commercial prebiotics on probiotic growth. Different combination with inulin, fructooligosaccharide, lactulose were prepared their ability to stimulate growth strains was evaluated. Following Chou-Talalay method, index calculated used for assessment. The data showed that most combinations synergism different magnitudes depending type, concentration strain employed in study. It indicated from between fructooligosaccharide has higher compared or inulin. Additionally, as increased, effect increased. Synergism also affected by employed, since a shown Bifidobacterium lactis when Lactobacillus helveticus. concluded combining produced proliferation. further dependent type combined