Figure 2.

Turbidity of the broth medium portion of the TC and CC complexes after incubation with MCFAs. In the TC, MCFAs were encapsulated in the THY agar medium, while in the CC, MCFAs were suspended in the THY broth medium. Both the TC and CC complexes were then incubated at 37°C for 12 h. Then, the turbidity of the broth medium portion in the TC and in the CC complexes were measured and compared. The turbidity of CA and LA in the broth medium of the two complexes is shown in (A) and (B), respectively. (C) shows the turbidity of TC with increasing concentrations of LA. Data are presented as mean ± SEM of six samples (two independent experiments performed in triplicate). The Student’s t-test was used to evaluate differences between groups. *p < 0.05.