Production of functional oligosaccharides through limited acid hydrolysis of agave fructans.
Food Chem
; 129(2): 380-386, 2011 Nov 15.
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ABSTRACT
A controlled acid thermal hydrolysis process of fructans from agave (Agave tequilana Weber var. azul) was designed to produce a mixture of functional prebiotic fructooligosaccharides and sweetening power. Despite its highly branched structure, first-order kinetic behaviour with respect to substrate concentration was found with an activation energy of 95kJ/mol, similar to the value found for other linear fructans such as chicory inulin. Fructose equivalent (FE) an analogous parameter to dextrose equivalent (DE) used in the starch industry was introduced to characterise fructan hydrolysis; maximum oligosaccharide production was observed when fructose equivalent (FE) reached 27-48 with a structural profile analysed by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography HPAEC-PAD. After hydrolysis, glucose and fructose may be eliminated through a biological purification step involving the addition of Pichia pastoris cells, which selectively consume these sugars but are unable to metabolise fructooligosaccharides.
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En
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Food Chem
Year:
2011
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Article
Affiliation country:
México