Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review
Polysaccharides are important components of higher plants and have attracted increasing attention due to their many nutraceutical benefits in humans. Fructans, heterogeneous fructose polymers that serve as storage carbohydrates in various plants, represent one of the most important types of natural...
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| description | Polysaccharides are important components of higher plants and have attracted increasing attention due to their many nutraceutical benefits in humans. Fructans, heterogeneous fructose polymers that serve as storage carbohydrates in various plants, represent one of the most important types of natural polysaccharides. Fructans have various physiological and therapeutic effects, which are beneficial to health, and have the ability to prevent or treat various diseases, allowing their wide use in the food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. This article reviews the occurrence, metabolism, preparation, characterisation, analysis, and bioactivity of fructans. Further, their molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, linkages, and structural determination are described. Taken together, this review provides a theoretical foundation for further research into the structure–function relationships of fructans, as well as valuable new information and directions for further research and application of fructans in functional foods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15dc8c44bde64c4e968ecf91993d48ea2023-11-16T22:20:53ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-02-01284161310.3390/molecules28041613Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A ReviewMin Wang0Kit-Leong Cheong1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Marine Biological Products, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Seafood, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Product Processing and Safety, Guangdong Province Engineering Laboratory for Marine Biological Products, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Seafood, Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Center for Subtropical Fruit and Vegetable Processing, College of Food Science and Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, ChinaPolysaccharides are important components of higher plants and have attracted increasing attention due to their many nutraceutical benefits in humans. Fructans, heterogeneous fructose polymers that serve as storage carbohydrates in various plants, represent one of the most important types of natural polysaccharides. Fructans have various physiological and therapeutic effects, which are beneficial to health, and have the ability to prevent or treat various diseases, allowing their wide use in the food, nutraceutical, and pharmaceutical industries. This article reviews the occurrence, metabolism, preparation, characterisation, analysis, and bioactivity of fructans. Further, their molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, linkages, and structural determination are described. Taken together, this review provides a theoretical foundation for further research into the structure–function relationships of fructans, as well as valuable new information and directions for further research and application of fructans in functional foods.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/4/1613fructanpolysaccharideinulinbioactivityanalysis |
| spellingShingle | Min Wang Kit-Leong Cheong Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review Molecules fructan polysaccharide inulin bioactivity analysis |
| title | Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review |
| title_full | Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review |
| title_fullStr | Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review |
| title_short | Preparation, Structural Characterisation, and Bioactivities of Fructans: A Review |
| title_sort | preparation structural characterisation and bioactivities of fructans a review |
| topic | fructan polysaccharide inulin bioactivity analysis |
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