Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a robust method, which can rapidly
analyze mixtures at the molecular level without requiring separation and/or purification …

Background Functional foods are receiving high interest and attracting global attention due
to their therapeutic health benefits. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) are potential prebiotics that …

Prebiotics are a group of biological nutrients that are capable of being degraded by
microflora in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), primarily Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria. When …

Hemicelluloses are types of plant cell wall polysaccharides, and the world's second most
abundant renewable polymers after cellulose in lignocellulosic materials. They represent a …

The selective production of xylooligosaccharides (XOS) was carried out using partially
purified xylanase from Aspergillus foetidus MTCC 4898. Corncob xylan was extracted using …

Worldwide interest in oligosaccharides has been increasing ever since they were accorded
the prebiotic status. The oligosaccharides of various origin like, bacteria, algae, fungi and …

Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate the growth of bifidogenic and
lactic acid bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract. Typically, the prebiotics consist of dietary …

This article reviews the varied sources of oligosaccharides available in nature as silent
health promoting, integral ingredients of plants as well as animal products like honey and …

Lignocellulosic biomass (LB) is the renewable feedstock for the production of fuel/energy,
feed/food, chemicals, and materials. LB could also be the versatile source of the functional …

Wheat bran (WB) samples were subjected to two stage processing (aqueous extraction and
hydrothermal treatment) to assess their potential as a raw material for the manufacture of …