Short Chain Fatty Acids from Fermentation By Endophytic Bacteria in Aloe Vera Leaf Rind and Gel

Abstract

Aloe vera extracts have antimicrobial and anti-fungal activities, which may be able to treat minor skin infections. In spite of these antimicrobial activities, the inner leaf gel containing acemannan: un-digestible polysaccharide, leads to fermentation with endophytic bacteria and results in bacterial growth promotion, while no short chain fatty acids were detected in the ether extract of the fermentation broth with the rind. Butyric acid was identified by GC/MSD analysis from ether extract of the gel fermentation broth, expecting multiple beneficial effects of butyric acid at intestinal and extra-intestinal level. Present investigation exhibits that daily intake of the butyric acid fermentation extract from Aloe vera inner gel with endophytic bacteria, may provide the possible potential preventive and therapeutic roles in human health.