Difructose anhydrides (DFAs) are the smallest cyclic disaccharides consisting of two fructose
residues, and are expected to have novel physiological functions from their unique …

Summarizing landmark research, Volume 2 of this essential series furnishes information on
the availability of germplasm resources that breeders can exploit for producing high-yielding …

This paper reviews the present status for the development of functional oligosaccharides in
Japan and looks over the future prospects of these saccharides. Since 1970, several novel …

Inulin-type fructans (inulin, oligofructose, fructooligosaccharides) in the diet do increase
intestinal calcium absorption in animals and humans, but the underlying mechanism has not …

In this study we investigate the effect that Agave fructans as new prebiotics have on mineral
absorption improvement. Forty-eight 12-week-old C57BL/6J mice were used in this study …

An Ussing chamber technique was used to determine the effects of three indigestible
disaccharides on net Ca transport from the luminal side to the basolateral side of isolated …

An Ussing chamber technique was used to determine the effects of six indigestible
saccharides on net Ca absorption from the luminal side to the basolateral side of isolated …

Ingestion of soluble nondigestible saccharides increases calcium absorption, and it is
suggested that paracellular calcium transport contributes to this effect. However, cellular …

The effects of honey and its carbohydrate constituents (glucose, fructose, and raffinose) on
calcium absorption in rats were investigated in acute and chronic feeding studies. In the …

We produced high purity difructose anhydride III (DFA III; α-D-fructofuranose-β-D-
fructofuranose 1, 2´: 3´, 2 dianhydride) crystals from the crude inulin extracted from chicory …