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Reduced fibre-fermenting capacity of gut microbes in multiple sclerosis may result in prebiotic dietary fibre β-fructan promoting inflammation and CNS damage [PDF]

eGastroenterology
Background Some people with multiple sclerosis display changes in their gut microbiota with separate evidence suggesting that symptoms may worsen following a high-fibre diet. We hypothesised that in people with multiple sclerosis whose gut microbiota are
Reihane Khorasaniha, Charles N Bernstein, Feng Zhu, Helen Tremlett, Heather Armstrong, Christine Bonner, Emmanuelle Waubant, Deenaz Zaidi, Amit Bar-Or, Douglas L Arnold, Ruth Ann Marrie, Richard Miller, Christopher Cheng, E Ann Yeh, Kevin McGregor, Stephanie L Tollenaar, Juan Jovel, Ismaila Ba, Athalia Voisin, Hana Olof, Ramsha Mahmood, Erin Strachan, Luisa P Soares, Jonathan Janveaux, Morag Graham, Julia O’Mahony, Brenda L Banwell, Ali I Mirza, Soheila Karimi-Abdolrezaee, Sue Tsai, Benjamin P Willing   +30 more
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Asparagus Fructans as Emerging Prebiotics

Foods, 2022
Commercial fructans (inulin and oligofructose) are generally obtained from crops such as chicory, Jerusalem artichoke or agave. However, there are agricultural by-products, namely asparagus roots, which could be considered potential sources of fructans ...
Amel Hamdi, Isabel Viera-Alcaide, Rafael Guillén-Bejarano, Rocío Rodríguez-Arcos, Manuel Jesús Muñoz, Jose Manuel Monje Moreno, Ana Jiménez-Araujo   +6 more
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FODMAP Profile of Wholegrain Pasta [PDF]

Foods
Pasta is a staple food consumed worldwide and is made from wholegrain semolina, which is a food rich in dietary fibre, proteins, minerals, vitamins, and bioactive compounds. However, fermentable oligo-, di-, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP), part
Aleksandra M. Torbica, Milorad Miljić, Miloš Radosavljević   +2 more
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Plant fructans: Recent advances in metabolism, evolution aspects and applications for human health

Current Research in Food Science, 2023
Fructans, fructose polymers, are one of the three major reserve carbohydrate in plants. The nutritional and therapeutic benefits of natural fructans in plants have attracted increasing interest by consumers and food industry.
Yan Shi, Dun Si, Xinfeng Zhang, Donghong Chen, Zhigang Han   +4 more
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Molecular weight distribution of fructans extracted from Agave salmiana leaves

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2022
Background: In mezcal industry, Agave salmiana leaves are a crop residue and a potential source of fructans. Agave fructans are a soluble fiber that can act as prebiotic in gut microbiota.
Arizbeth Plascencia, Antonia Gutiérrez-Mora, José Manuel Rodríguez-Domínguez, José Juvencio Castañeda-Nava, Juan Gallardo-Valdez, Harumi Shimada, Rosa María Camacho-Ruiz   +6 more
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Fructans with Varying Degree of Polymerization Enhance the Selective Growth of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BB-12 in the Human Gut Microbiome In Vitro

Applied Sciences, 2021
Synbiotics aim to improve gastrointestinal health by combining pre- and probiotics. This study evaluated combinations of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp.
Pieter Van den Abbeele, Cindy Duysburgh, Jonas Ghyselinck, Shellen Goltz, Yulia Berezhnaya, Thomas Boileau, Anke De Blaiser, Massimo Marzorati   +7 more
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Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review

Molecules, 2023
Polysaccharides are important components of higher plants and have attracted increasing attention due to their many nutraceutical benefits in humans.
Min Wang, Kit-Leong Cheong
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Immune modulation by different types of β2→1-fructans is toll-like receptor dependent. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
INTRODUCTION: β2→1-fructans are dietary fibers. Main objectives of this study were 1) to demonstrate direct signalling of β2→1-fructans on immune cells, 2) to study whether this is mediated by the pattern recognition receptors Toll-like receptors (TLRs ...
Leonie Vogt, Uttara Ramasamy, Diederick Meyer, Gerdie Pullens, Koen Venema, Marijke M Faas, Henk A Schols, Paul de Vos   +7 more
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Fructosyltransferases in plants: Structure, function and application: A review

Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications, 2023
Fructosyltransferases (FTs) are an important group of enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of fructans in some plants and in a large number of microorganisms.
Ruth E. Márquez-López, Miguel A. Uc-Chuc, Víctor M. Loyola-Vargas, Patricia Araceli Santiago-García, Mercedes G. López   +4 more
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Structural Modifications of Fructans in Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe Vera) Grown under Water Stress. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Aloe barbadensis Miller (Aloe vera) has a Crassulaceae acid metabolism which grants the plant great tolerance to water restrictions. Carbohydrates such as acemannans and fructans are among the molecules responsible for tolerating water deficit in other ...
Carlos Salinas, Michael Handford, Markus Pauly, Paul Dupree, Liliana Cardemil   +4 more
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