Polyfructans and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) ? occurrence, production and application

• Authors: C. Kubik , K. Piasecka , A. Anyszka , S. Bielecki
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Information on beneficial impact of probiotic microorganisms on human health and effects of prebiotic oligosaccharides on proliferation of the latter microflora are presented in the first part of the article. Its further part focuses on fructans, i.e. structures of natural polyfructans and fructooligosaccharides, mechanisms of function of enzymes involved in their synthesis and methods of manufacturing of prebiotic fructooligosaccharides (FOS) in commercial scale.

Keywords

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FRUCTAN; FRUCTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE; FRUCTOSYLTRANSFERASE

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee of Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 2006
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 103-116

Contributors

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C. Kubik

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K. Piasecka

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A. Anyszka

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S. Bielecki

• Document Type: REVIEW
• Publication order reference: Celina Kubik, Instytut Biochemii Technicznej, Politechnika Lodzka, ul. Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, Poland