Friend or foe? Impacts of dietary xylans, xylooligosaccharides, and xylanases on intestinal health and growth performance of monogastric animals

JT Baker, ME Duarte, DM Holanda, SW Kim - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Xylan is naturally present in typical feedstuffs fed to animals and has been
shown to cause increased digesta viscosity reducing nutrient digestibility and growth …

Prebiotic potential of oligosaccharides: A focus on xylan derived oligosaccharides

RD Singh, J Banerjee, A Arora - Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre, 2015 - Elsevier
Xylan is available abundantly in nature as a major constituent of hemicellulose, a
component of lignocellulosic biomass. Agricultural wastes such as straw, stalk, cob, hull …

Effects of xylanase on growth performance, nutrients digestibility and intestinal health in weaned piglets

X He, B Yu, J He, Z Huang, X Mao, P Zheng, Y Luo… - Livestock Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Supplementation of xylanase is an effective way to relieve anti-nutritional effects of dietary
non-starch polysaccharides. Besides, the hydrolysis product xylo-oligosaccharides could …

Advances in the manufacture, purification and applications of xylo-oligosaccharides as food additives and nutraceuticals

A Moure, P Gullón, H Domínguez, JC Parajó - Process Biochemistry, 2006 - Elsevier
Recent developments on the manufacture, purification and biological effects of xylo-
oligosaccharides are reviewed. Xylo-oligosaccharides (XO) can be produced by chemical …

Xylanase supplementation in corn-based swine diets: a review with emphasis on potential mechanisms of action

AL Petry, JF Patience - Journal of animal science, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Corn is a common energy source in pig diets globally; when financially warranted, industrial
corn coproducts, such as corn distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS), are also …

Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) as an emerging prebiotic: microbial synthesis, utilization, structural characterization, bioactive properties, and applications

AA Aachary, SG Prapulla - … Reviews in Food Science and Food …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) have great prebiotic potential and can be incorporated into
many food products. XOS seem to exert their nutritional benefits in various animal species …

Xylooligosaccharides: an economical prebiotic from agroresidues and their health benefits

I Jain, V Kumar, T Satyanarayana - 2015 - nopr.niscpr.res.in
Oligosaccharides and dietary fibres are non-digestible food ingredients that preferentially
stimulate the growth of prebiotic Bifidobacterium and other lactic acid bacteria in the gastro …

Xylanase and xylo-oligosaccharide prebiotic improve the growth performance and concentration of potentially prebiotic oligosaccharides in the ileum of broiler …

AD Craig, F Khattak, P Hastie, MR Bedford… - British Poultry …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of supplementing broiler diets with
xylanase or xylo-oligosaccharide (XOS) on growth performance, the concentration of non …

Chapter 14 New Strategies influencing gut functionality and animal performance

G González-Ortiz, GA Gomes… - The value of fibre …, 2019 - wageningenacademic.com
Since the ban of antibiotic growth promoters in the European Union, there is a focus on
looking at nutritional solutions to reduce the incidence of those diseases that increased in …

Current status of xylooligosaccharides: Production, characterization, health benefits and food application

A Palaniappan, U Antony, MN Emmambux - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Functional foods are receiving high interest and attracting global attention due
to their therapeutic health benefits. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are potential prebiotics that …