Andean yacon root (Smallanthus sonchifolius Poepp. Endl) fructooligosaccharides as a potential novel source of prebiotics

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 5278-5284

  Pedreschi, Romina ^a   Campos, David ^b   Noratto, Giuliana ^b   Chirinos, Rosana ^b   Cisneros Zevallos, Luis ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Bifidobacterium; Fructooligosaccharides; Lactobacillus; Prebiotics; Yacon roots

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; POLYMERIZATION; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

ASTERACEAE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; FERMENTATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PLANT ROOTS; PROBIOTICS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM; POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; SMALLANTHUS; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

EID: 0043014894     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0344744     Document Type: Article

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