ABSTR ACT: Fructooligosaccharides (FOSs) are short-chain sugar molecules, which are useful for a variety of purposes. They possess a number of desirable characteristics, such as low calories, no carcinogenicity, and usefulness as prebiotics. There has been increasing interest in neo-FOSs recently due to their superior Bifido-stimulating effect and chemical and thermal stability compared to thei...

Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria were screened of their ability to ferment fructooligosaccharides (FOS) on MRS agar. Of 28 strains of lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria examined, 12 of 16 Lactobacillus strains and 7 of 8 Bifidobacterium strains fermented FOS. Only strains that gave a positive reaction by the agar method reached high cell densities in broth containing FOS.

Inulinases constitute an important class of enzymes for production of fructose and fructooligosaccharides, which are extensively used in pharmaceutical and food industry. The production of inulinases has been reported from various fungal, yeast and bacterial strains. The inulinases characterized until now show considerable variability with respect to biophysical and biochemical characteristics....

High-purity fructooligosaccharides (FOS) were produced from sucrose by an innovative process incorporating immobilized Aspergillus japonicus and Pichia heimii cells. Intracellular FTase of A. japonicus converted sucrose into FOS and glucose, and P. heimii fermented glucose mainly into ethanol. The continuous production of FOS was carried out using a tanks-in-series bioreactor consisting of thre...

Master student in Health and Nutrition (Research Line: Biochemistry and Pathophysiology of Nutrition) by Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto – Minas Gerais, Brazil. Bachalor’s Degree in Nutrition by Faculdade de Minas, MuriaéMinas Gerais, Brazil. MSc. PhD student in Physiology and Professor at Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto – Minas Gerais, Brazil. PhD in Science and T...