Xylo-oligosaccharides from lignocellulosic materials: Chemical structure, health benefits and production by chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis

Food Research International

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 75-85

  Carvalho, Ana Flávia Azevedo ^a,b   Neto, Pedro de Oliva ^b   da Silva, Douglas Fernandes ^b   Pastore, Gláucia Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical and enzymatic hydrolysis; Lignocellulosic materials; Xylanases; Xylo oligosaccharides

Indexed keywords

ACETYL GROUPS; ACID HYDROLYSIS; AGRO-INDUSTRIAL RESIDUE; ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS; ANIMAL PRODUCTION; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; BIOPROCESSES; CELLULOSIMICROBIUM CELLULANS; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; COTTON STALK; ENDOXYLANASE; ENZYMATIC CONVERSIONS; ENZYME COMPLEXES; FOOD INDUSTRIES; HEALTH BENEFITS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; IMMUNE FUNCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSE DEGRADATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PREBIOTICS; REACTION MECHANISM; RENEWABLE SOURCES; RICE HUSK; SOLUBLE DIETARY FIBER; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE; SUNFLOWER STALKS; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM; TRICHODERMA REESEI; WHEAT STRAWS; XYLANASES; XYLOOLIGOSACCHARIDES; XYLOSIDASE;

ALDEHYDES; ALKALINITY; CELLULOSE; HEALTH; MICROORGANISMS; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS AWAMORI; CELLULOSIMICROBIUM CELLULANS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM; HYPOCREA JECORINA; HYPOCREA LIXII; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM JANCZEWSKII; SACCHARUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84871774361     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2012.11.021     Document Type: Review

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