The tartaric acid-modified enzyme-resistant dextrin from potato starch as potential prebiotic

Enzyme-resistant dextrin, obtained as a result of heating potato starch with tartaric acid, was tested as the carbon source for selected strains of probiotic bacteria and also bacteria isolated from feces of healthy 30-year old men volunteers. The dynamics of growth of bacterial monocultures in brot...

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Main Authors: Renata Barczynska, Katarzyna Slizewska, Kamila Jochym, Janusz Kapusniak, Zdzislawa Libudzisz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612001089