Biotechnological production and application of fructooligosaccharides


Autoria(s): Flores-Maltos, D. A.; Mussatto, Solange I.; Contreras-Esquivel, J. C.; Rodríguez-Herrera, R.; Teixeira, J. A.; Aguilar, C. N.
Data(s)

2016

Resumo

Currently, prebiotics are all carbohydrates of relatively short chain length. An important group is the fructooligosaccharides, which are a special kind of prebiotics associated to their selective stimulation of the activity of certain groups of colonic bacteria that have a positive and beneficial effect on intestinal microbiota, reducing incidence of gastrointestinal infections, respiratory and also possessing a recognized bifidogenic effect. Traditionally, these prebiotic compounds have been obtained through extraction processes from some plants, as well as through enzymatic hydrolysis of sucrose. However, different fermentative methods have also been proposed for the production of fructooligosaccharides, such as solid-state fermentation utilizing various agroindustrial by-products. By optimizing the culture parameters, fructooligosaccharides yields and productivity can be improved. The use of immobilized enzymes and cells has also been proposed as being an effective and economic method for large-scale production of fructooligosaccharides. This paper is an overview on the results of recent studies on fructooligosacharides biosynthesis, physicochemical properties, sources, biotechnological production and applications.

Identificador

Flores-Maltos, D. A.; Mussatto, Solange I.; Contreras-Esquivel, J. C.; Rodríguez-Herrera, R.; Teixeira, J. A.; Aguilar, C. N., Biotechnological production and application of fructooligosaccharides. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 36(2), 259-267, 2016

0738-8551

http://hdl.handle.net/1822/41758

1549-7801

10.3109/07388551.2014.953443

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Informa Healthcare

Relação

http://informahealthcare.com/journal/bty

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article