Prebiotics are a group of nutrients that are degraded by gut microbiota. Their relationship
with human overall health has been an area of increasing interest in recent years. They can …

Prebiotics are a group of biological nutrients that are capable of being degraded by
microflora in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), primarily Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. When …

Oligosaccharides are polymers with two to ten monosaccharide residues which have
sweetener functions and sensory characteristics, in addition to exerting physiological effects …

Over the past years, many researchers have suggested that deficiencies in the diet can lead
to disease states and that some diseases can be avoided through an adequate intake of …

Currently, prebiotics are all carbohydrates of relatively short chain length. One important
group is the fructooligosaccharides (FOS), a special kind of prebiotic associated to the …

Short-chain fructooligosaccharides (ScFOS) are a group of linear fructose oligomers that
include 1-kestose, 1-nystose and 1-β-fructofuranosylnystose. ScFOS, which naturally occur …

Abstract Background The filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger is a widely used strain in a
broad range of industrial processes from food to pharmaceutical industry. One of the most …

Invertase (beta-fructofuranosidase) enzyme is a globular protein which hydrolyzes sucrose
in living organisms. Invertase widely distributed in the biosphere especially in baker's yeast …

Functional foods are essential food products that possess health-promoting properties for
the treatment of infectious diseases. In addition, they provide energy and nutrients, which …

An increased commercial interest in fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) has emerged in the last
decade due to their prebiotic activity. At large scale, the FOS are produced by microbial …