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

Since the first years of history, microbial fermentation products such as bread, wine, yogurt
and vinegar have always been noteworthy regarding their nutritional and health 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 …

Background The prebiotic properties of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are well documented.
The high demand of functional food by the food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology …

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 …

Functional sugars have unique structural and physiological characteristics with applied
perspectives for modern biomedical and biotechnological sectors, such as biomedicine …

Abstract Background Fructosyltransferases (FTases) are drawing increasing attention due to
their application in prebiotic fructooligosaccharide (FOS) generation. FTases have been …

A new isolated P. citreonigrum URM 4459 was selected to produce fructooligosaccharides
(FOS) in an efficient, economical and fast one-step fermentation. Optimal culture conditions …

A great demand for prebiotics is driving the search for new sources of fructo-
oligosaccharides (FOS) producers and for FOS with differentiated functionalities. In the …

The present work describes the systematic development of a simple, rapid, sensitive, robust,
effective and cost-effective reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatographic …