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Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2023 Prebiotics have long been used to modulate the gut microbiota and improve host health. Most established prebiotics are nondigestible carbohydrates, especially short-chain oligosaccharides.
Meijun Zeng, J. van Pijkeren, Xuejun Pan
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The Prebiotic Potential of Inulin-Type Fructans: A Systematic Review
Advances in Nutrition, 2021 Inulin-type fructans (ITF), including short-chain fructooligosaccharides (scFOS), oligofructose, and inulin, are commonly used fibers that are widely regarded as prebiotic for their ability to be selectively utilized by the intestinal microbiota to ...
Riley L. Hughes +3 more
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A prebiotic basis for ATP as the universal energy currency
PLoS Biology, 2022 ATP is universally conserved as the principal energy currency in cells, driving metabolism through phosphorylation and condensation reactions. Such deep conservation suggests that ATP arose at an early stage of biochemical evolution. Yet purine synthesis
Silvana Pinna +6 more
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The roles and potential of lentil prebiotic carbohydrates in human and plant health
Plants, People, Planet, 2020 Societal Impact Statement Lentils are not only rich in protein and micronutrients, but they also have significant amounts of prebiotic carbohydrates, which provide benefits to human health. Beneficial microorganisms ferment lentil prebiotic carbohydrates
Nathan Johnson +4 more
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Emerging prospects of macro- and microalgae as prebiotic
Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 Macro- and microalgae-based foods are becoming popular due to their high nutritious value. The algal biomass is enriched with polysaccharides, protein, polyunsaturated fatty acids, carotenoids, vitamins and minerals.
A. Patel +8 more
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SVU-International Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2019 This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation of prebiotic on behavioural patterns performance and some blood parameters of ducks. A total of forty-eight 15 days-aged ducks (Mule) were randomly allotted to three dietary
Usama T. Mahmoud +4 more
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Effects of Probiotic and Prebiotic on Average Daily Gain, Fecal Shedding of , and Immune System Status in Newborn Female Calves [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2012 Thirty two Holstein female calves (initial body weight = 40±3.0 kg) were used to investigate the effects of probiotic and prebiotic on average daily gain (ADG), fecal E.
Pezhman Mohamadi Roodposhti +1 more
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Circulation, 2020 Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text. Background: High blood pressure (BP) continues to be a major, poorly controlled but modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular death.
D. Kaye +23 more
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Possible actions of inulin as prebiotic polysaccharide: A review
Food Frontiers, 2021 This review summarizes the nature, types, and properties of inulin polysaccharides and their applications as prebiotic dietary fibers. Natural food and commercial plant sourcesofinulinandextractionmethodsarepresented.Thephysicochemicalandfunc-tional ...
Tadesse Fikre Teferra
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Comparative prebiotic activity of mixtures of cereal grain polysaccharides [PDF]
, 2019 The main components of the non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) fraction of wheat flour are arabinoxylan (AX) and β-glucan. These are also present in other cereal grains, but their proportions vary with AX being the major component in wheat and rye and β ...
A Barcenilla +38 more
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