BC-G44 powder is a probiotic containing the Bacillus coagulans and also a dilution carrier such as the Glucose Anhydrous etc.

A lactic acid-forming bacterial species. Gram-positive rod (0.9 by 3.0 to 5.0 μm in size), catalase positive, spore-forming, motile, and a facultative anaerobe. Metabolism prefers mesophilic temperature about 40ºC, range of temperature is 30-55ºC; and it grows in the pH range of 5.5 to 7.0. The spore formed Bacillus spp is more acid tolerant than pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, showing excellent resistance to high temperature, acidity, and bile.

Spores of B. coagulans are likely to survive at gastric pH and reach the intestine, where sporulation can occur. The animal or human gastric humidity can help the bacteria to transform from spore form to active state of being, and then produce peptidoglycan to coordinate this inactive/active metabolism.

Bacillus coagulans has been studied and used for a long time, even much before antibiotic discovery. It was regarded as the alternative medicine in a period for bacteria treatment. From the summarized study results, the metabolism of the Bacillus coagulans is mainly as:

Due to the strong surviving ability as well the comprehensive metabolism ability, Bacillus spp in the past tens of years are widely used in the enzyme industry, animal nutrition and health, environment control etc. Also its byproducts are approved by many important regulatory authorities. In fact in some regions such as America, Ukraine, Italy etc. it is a very popular ingredient of probiotic products meant for human consumption. Bacillus coagulans is included in CFDA approved safe strains to be used for human foods in China. It is also generally approved in EFSA-QPS list as well the US-GRAS list.