Fructo-oligosaccharide, production

Fig. 8. Different products with sucrose analogues as substrates.115 Enzymatic synthesis of 1-kestose, 1-nystose, and their analogues by /(-fructofuranosidase of A. niger. Structures of fructo-oligosaccharides (A) commercial products, (B) mannose- (C) galactose-, and (D) xylose-substituted analogues.

The decomposition of 1-kestose is a key step in the production of fructo-oligosaccharides, which are found in many health foods because of their noncaloric and noncariogenic nature. 

Ourane, R., Guibert, A., Brown, D., and Bomet, F., A sensitive and reproducible analytical method to measure fructo-oligosaccharides in food products, in Complex Carbohydrates Definition, Analysis and Applications, Cho, L., Prosky, L., and Dreher, M., Eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 1997, pp. 191-201. 

Production of fructo-oligosaccharides (low-calorie sweetener) from HFS under the action of the intracellular (5-fructofuranosidase in Aspergillus niger (Meiji Seika Co. Ltd). The annual production amounts to 4000 tons. 

Sangeetha PT, Ramesh MN, PrapuUa SG. Production of fructo-oligosaccharides by fructosyl transferase from AspergUlus oryzae CFR 202 and Aureohasidium pullulans CFR 77. Process Biochem 2004 39(6) 753-8. 

Schaafsma, G., Meuling, W.J., van Dokkum, W. et al (1998) Effects of a milk product, fermented by Lactobacillus acidophilus and with fructo-oligosaccharides added, on blood lipids in male volunteers. Eur. J. Clin. Nutr., 52, 436,440. 

The potential application of by-products and agricultural wastes as substrates for microbial conversion into products of commercial interest has also been investigated. Sugarcane molasses, rich in sucrose, has been evaluated as a substrate for the production of fructo-oligosaccharides by AspergillusJaponlcus and A. niger (Dorta et al., 2006). 

Fructo-oligosaccharides Enhancement of organic acids production and inhibition of pathogen proliferation in the stomach Ten Bruggencate et al., 2003... 

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