An evaluation of the prebiotic potential of microbial levans from Erwinia sp. 10119

Levan, a bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS), has been suggested to have several biological activities, such as anti-tumour activity and lowering blood pressure. There has also been interest in its potential prebiotic activity. This study investigated the fermentation profile of a levan fraction from...

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Main Authors: Chenxi Liu, Sofia Kolida, Dimitris Charalampopoulos, Robert A. Rastall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619305924