Metabolism of chicory fructooligosaccharides by bifidobacteria

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 1523-1527

  Durieux, A ^a   Fougnies, C ^b   Jacobs, H ^c   Simon, J P ^a  

^a Meurice Institute   (Belgium)

^b Warcoing Industries ^*  (Belgium)

^c Breeding Division of Cosucra Groupe Warcoing SA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Chicory fructooligosaccharide; Inulin; Oligofructose fermentation

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; INULIN; OLIGOMER; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANGULATUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM INFANTIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BIOMASS; CHICORY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0034801861     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011645608848     Document Type: Article

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