Potential of novel dextran oligosaccharides as prebiotics for obesity management through in vitro experimentation

• Main Authors: Sarbini, Shahrul Razid, Kolida, Sofia, Deaville, Eddie R., Gibson, Glenn R., Rastall, Robert A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34972/1/Potential%20of%20novel%20dextran%20oligosaccharides%20as%20prebiotics%20for%20obesity%20management%20through%20in%20vitro%20experimentation.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34972/; http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9381677&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0007114514002177

The energy-salvaging capacity of the gut microbiota from dietary ingredients has been proposed as a contributing factor for the development of obesity. This knowledge generated interest in the use of non-digestible dietary ingredients such as prebiotics to manipulate host energy homeostasis. In the...