Konjac glucomannan, a promising polysaccharide of Amorphophallus konjac K. Koch in health care

SS Behera, RC Ray - International journal of biological macromolecules, 2016 - Elsevier
In recent year, konjac glucomannan (KGM) has attracted more attention due to its non-
harmful and non-toxic properties, good biocompatibility, biodegradability and hydrophilic …

Polysaccharide-based edible gels as functional ingredients: Characterization, applicability, and human health benefits

MS Pascuta, RA Varvara, BE Teleky, K Szabo… - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, edible materials such as polysaccharides have gained attention due to their
valuable attributes, especially gelling property. Polysaccharide-based edible gels (PEGs) …

Mushroom polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos reveal prebiotic functions

I Khan, G Huang, X Li, W Leong, W Xia… - Journal of Functional …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ganoderma lucidum and Poria cocos are the medicinal mushrooms that have been used as
traditional Chinese medicines and consumed as functional foods. We hypothesized that …

[HTML][HTML] Short-chain fatty acids production by Bifidobacterium species in the presence of salep

B Usta-Gorgun, L Yilmaz-Ersan - Electronic Journal of Biotechnology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Salep is obtained by grinding dried orchid tubers and used as a valuable
ingredient in the food industry. Because of the glucomannan content of salep, it is thought to …

The production of stirred yogurt fortified with prebiotic xylooligosaccharide, probiotic and synbiotic microcapsules

SA Ismail, AA Hassan, SA Nour, HS El-Sayed - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Xylooligosaccharides are considered safe emergent food ingredients with various promising
biological activities. Herein, xylooligosaccharides were produced through enzymatic …

New insight into bamboo shoot (Chimonobambusa quadrangularis) polysaccharides: Impact of extraction processes on its prebiotic activity

G Chen, X Chen, B Yang, Q Yu, X Wei, Y Ding, J Kan - Food Hydrocolloids, 2019 - Elsevier
The in vitro digestibility, prebiotic activity, and physicochemical properties of
polysaccharides obtained from bamboo shoots (Chimonobambusa quadrangularis) using …

Characterization of physicochemical properties and antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from shoot residues of bamboo (Chimonobambusa quadrangularis): Effect …

G Chen, C Li, S Wang, X Mei, H Zhang, J Kan - Food chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, the bamboo shoot (Chimonobambusa quadrangularis) residue (BSR)-
derived polysaccharides (CPS) were dried using different drying procedures, including hot …

Rapeseed polysaccharides as prebiotics on growth and acidifying activity of probiotics in vitro

X Wang, M Huang, F Yang, H Sun, X Zhou, Y Guo… - Carbohydrate …, 2015 - Elsevier
In vitro digestibility, prebiotic activity and chemical composition of polysaccharides from
rapeseed were deliberately studied in this paper. After preliminary treatments, two fractions …

Yellow lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) polysaccharides: Antioxidant, immunomodulatory and prebiotic activities and their structural characterisation

SR Thambiraj, M Phillips, SR Koyyalamudi, N Reddy - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Yellow lupin polysaccharides (YLP-1, YLP-2 and YLP-3) were isolated from the
whole seeds of Lupinus luteus L. Their antioxidant activities were evaluated by ABTS+ …

[HTML][HTML] Study of prebiotic properties from edible mushroom extraction

T Sawangwan, W Wansanit, L Pattani… - Agriculture and Natural …, 2018 - Elsevier
The prebiotic properties were investigated of seven edible mushrooms: Auricularia auricula-
judae, Lentinus edodoes, Pleurotus citrinopileatus, Pleurotus djamor, Pleurotus ostreatus …