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Strategies to increase prebiotic activity and neurotrophic potential through di...
Silva, Soraia P.; Gonzalez, Abigail; Roupar, Dalila; Salvador, Andreia Filipa Ferreira; Bastos, Rita; Mota, Mariana; Luís, Maria H.; Ferreira, Sónia S.Soluble polysaccharides and oligosaccharides are prebiotic compounds that promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria and contribute to improved health. Industrial juice production results in juices with moderate amounts of soluble dietary fibre because most polysaccharides that constitute the dietary fibre are retained in the pulp. Incorporation of glucanases and pectinases into the juice production process ...
Structural characterization and in vitro gut microbiota fermentation of a polys...
Silva, Francisca Crislândia Oliveira; Araújo, Maria Isabela Ferreira de; Silva, Soraia P.; Coelho, Elisabete; Santos, Aline Teixeira dosThis study aims to structurally characterize a polysaccharide extracted from Cenostigma nordestinum gum (AGCn) and evaluate its prebiotic potential in human gut microbiota. AGCn, obtained by dissolution in water and precipitation in 70 % ethanol, was primarily composed of carbohydrates (93.61 %), with a low protein content (1.70 %) and some phenolic compounds (9.16 % Gallic Acid Equivalents). Its molecular weig...
Prebiotic potential of fructo-oligosaccharides produced by aspergillus ibericus...
Roupar, Dalila; Gonzalez, Abigail; Martins, Joana T.; Botelho, Cláudia M.; Teixeira, J. A.; Nobre, ClarisseIntroduction The positive effects of prebiotics on human health are associated to their capacity to modulate gut microbiota and consequently, regulate the production of metabolites, such as the short-chain fatty acids (SCFA). Herein, the prebiotic potential of microbial-fructo-oligosaccharides (microbial-FOS) produced by a co-culture of Aspergillus ibericus and Saccharomyces cerevisiae YIL162W [1] was evaluated...
Edible mushrooms as a novel protein source for functional foods
Gonzalez, Abigail; Cruz, Mario; Losoya, Carolina; Gonçalves, Clarisse Salomé Nobre; Loredo, Araceli; Rodríguez-Jasso, Rosa M.; Contreras, Juan CarlosFast demographic growth has led to an increasing interest in low-cost alternative protein sources to meet population needs. Consequently, the attention of many researchers has focused on finding under-exploited sources of protein, alternative to those of animal origin, usually plant proteins have been used for this purpose, however, most of them are not considered high quality proteins due to their lack of some...