From the laboratory to the industry: enzymatic production and applications of shortchain fructooligosaccharides (fos). Recent advances and current perspectives

• Main Authors: LE. Trujillo, VE. Marcillo, R. Avalos, LK. Ponce, T. Ramos
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Católica de Oriente 2016-01-01
• Series: Bionatura
• Subjects: enzymatic production; oligosaccharides; enzymes
• Online Access: http://revistabionatura.com/from-the-laboratory-to-the-industry.html

The production of high yields of oligosaccharides of specific chain length from simple raw materials such as inulin and sucrose is a technical challenge so, the industrial production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (FOS) is attracting the attention of researchers and business man due to the pharmaceutical importance of these compounds. FOS produced by the action of specific enzymes so called fructosyltransferases are 1-kestose (GF2), nystose (GF3) and fructofuranosyl nystose (GF4). GF3 and GF4 are prebiotics with biofunctional properties and hence health benefits if consumed in recommended dosages. This paper discuss recent research trends in the production and application of short-chain oligosaccharides and propose some process design to obtain these products industrially; also health benefits associated with prebiotics consumption are discussed.