Comparative analysis of prebiotic effects of seaweed polysaccharides laminaran, porphyran, and ulvan using in vitro human fecal fermentation

Laminaran, porphyran, and ulvan are major seaweed polysaccharides in brown, red, and green algae, respectively. We compared their prebiotic effects using individual microbial fermentability test and in vitro fecal fermentation. The fermentability test showed that these polysaccharides were selective...

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Main Authors: Hyunbin Seong, Jae-Han Bae, Ji Sun Seo, Seul-Ah Kim, Tae-Jip Kim, Nam Soo Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464619301914