Diabetes and obesity are metabolic diseases that have become alarming conditions in
recent decades. Their rate of increase is becoming a growing concern worldwide. Recent …

Pectin containing agricultural by-products are potential sources of a new class of prebiotics
known as pectic oligosaccharides (POS). In general, pectin is made up of …

Short-chain fructooligosaccharides (ScFOS) are a group of linear fructose oligomers that
include 1-kestose, 1-nystose and 1-β-fructofuranosylnystose. ScFOS, which naturally occur …

In the past few years, people are paying more attention to their dietary habits, and functional
foods are playing a key role in maintaining the health of man. Prebiotics are considered as a …

Rapid urbanization and population growth without the implementation of proper waste
management are capable of contaminating water sources, which can lead to acute …

Current fossil-based commercial products pose a serious threat to global reserves of natural
resources and the preservation of the natural environment. During recent decades, great …

The aim of this work was to improve the production of fructosyltransferase (FTase) by Solid-
State Fermentation (SSF) using aguamiel (agave sap) as culture medium and Aspergillus …

Enzymes are very popular and well-established biotechnology products with a great and
growing global market. Significant advances in enzyme engineering, function-structure …

Abstract β-galactosidase from Kluyveromyces lactis has been immobilized on chitosan-
glutaraldehyde particles employing different enzyme loadings (in a range of 0.7–7 mg/g of …

Inulin is a polymer of d-fructose, characterized by the presence of a terminal glucose, and
are a major component of Stevia rebaudiana roots. This type of polymer has nutritional …