History, synthesis, properties, applications and regulatory issues of prebiotic oligosaccharides

E.E. TYMCZYSZYN, M.I. SANTOS, M.C. COSTA, A. ILLANES AND A. GÓMEZ ZAVAGLIA

Carbohydrates in Medicine

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Lugar: Kerala; Año: 2014; p. 127 - 154

In this chapter, the health promoting effects of carbohydrate prebiotics are addressed. A brief description of their synthesis, physical chemical properties, mechanisms of action, technological applications and current regulatory issues are presented.