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CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
卷 63, 期 6, 页码 753-766出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1953437
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Bifidobacteria; beta-galactosidases; infant gut microbiota
Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are non-digestible oligosaccharides with diverse structures that have been extensively studied for their health-promoting effects. GOS have been reported to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria, inhibit pathogen adhesion, and improve gut barrier function. However, their industrial production still faces technological challenges.
Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) are non-digestible oligosaccharides characterized by a mix of structures that vary in their degree of polymerization (DP) and glycosidic linkage between the galactose moieties or between galactose and glucose. They have enjoyed extensive scientific scrutiny, and their health-promoting effects are supported by a large number of scientific and clinical studies. A variety of GOS-associated health-promoting effects have been reported, such as growth promotion of beneficial bacteria, in particular bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, inhibition of pathogen adhesion and improvement of gut barrier function. GOS have attracted significant interest from food industries for their versatility as a bioactive ingredient and in particular as a functional component of infant formulations. These oligosaccharides are produced in a kinetically-controlled reaction involving lactose transgalactosylation, being catalyzed by particular beta-galactosidases of bacterial or fungal origin. Despite the well-established technology applied for GOS production, this process may still meet with technological challenges when employed at an industrial scale. The current review will cover relevant scientific literature on the beneficial physiological properties of GOS as a prebiotic for the infant gut microbiota, details of GOS structures, the associated reaction mechanism of beta-galactosidase, and its (large-scale) production.
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