title: Xylooligosaccharides: an economical prebiotic from agroresidues and their health benefits.
abstract: Oligosaccharides and dietary fibres are non-digestible food ingredients that preferentially stimulate the growth of prebiotic Bifidobacterium and other lactic acid bacteria in the gastro-intestinal tract. Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) provide a plethora of health benefits and can be incorporated into several functional foods. In the recent times, there has been an over emphasis on the microbial conversion of agroresidues into various value added products. Xylan, the major hemicellulosic component of lignocellulosic materials (LCMs), represents an important structural component of plant biomass in agricultural residues and could be a potent bioresource for XOS. On an industrial scale, XOS can be produced by chemical, enzymatic or chemo-enzymatic hydrolysis of LCMs. Chemical methods generate XOS with a broad degree of polymerization (DP), while enzymatic processes will be beneficial for the manufacture of food grade and pharmaceutically important XOS. Xylooligomers exert several health benefits, and therefore, have been considered to provide relief from several ailments. This review provides a brief on production, purification and structural characterization of XOS and their health benefits.
authors: Ira
authors: I
authors: Jain
authors: Vikash
authors: V
authors: Kumar
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Satyanarayana
mesh_terms: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018533:Biomass; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D002845:Chromatography / Q000379:methods; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000191:economics; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D006801:Humans; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008031:Lignin / Q000032:analysis; D064307:Microbiota / Q000187:drug effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000191:economics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D056692:Prebiotics / Q000191:economics; D014462:Ultrafiltration; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D014990:Xylans / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D016588:Anticarcinogenic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D005656:Fungal Proteins; D005965:Glucuronates; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D056692:Prebiotics; D014866:Waste Products; D014990:Xylans; C570991:xylooligosaccharide; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases