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Plant prebiotics and human health: Biotechnology to breed prebiotic-rich nutritious food crops
2014-09-01
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Microbiota in the gut play essential roles in human health. Prebiotics are non-digestible complex carbohydrates that are fermented in the colon, yielding energy and short chain fatty acids, and selectively promote the growth of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillae in the gastro-intestinal tract. Fructans and inulin are the best-characterized plant prebiotics. Many vegetable, root and tuber crops as well as some fruit...
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- 3b68cb42-2c0d-5568-9a65-8d3e5c03aab3
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ejbt.2014.07.004