Efficiency of Double Layered Microencapsulated Probiotic to Modulate ProInflammatory Molecular Markers for the Management of Alcoholic Liver Disease

Table 2

The drug entrapment efficiency (DEE) of probiotic AL and AL-CA beads (𝑛=6).

S. NO	Alginate conc.	Initial no of bacteria loaded; (cfu/100 mg)	No of bacteria entrapped (cfu/100 mg)	EE%
1	1%	10.73±0.17	6.28±0.44	58.5%
2	2%	10.20±0.11	8.15±0.20	80.00%*
3	3%	10.66±0.19	6.61±0.31	62.00%

All values are represented as mean ± standard deviation. ^∗𝑃<0.01 versus 1%, 3%.
*2% sodium alginate was chosen for entrapment as it maximum entrapment efficiency was obtained. The beads were further coated with chitosan and now the entrapment efficiency obtained was 77%.