In:
Food & Function, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Vol. 14, No. 16 ( 2023), p. 7718-7726
Abstract:
The development of novel prebiotics, which could regulate the intestinal microbiota, may help prevent and treat intestinal diseases. Here, we studied a homogeneous polysaccharide, LPE-2, produced by Lactobacillus pentosus YY-112 during fermentation. Methylation and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis, combined with nuclear magnetic resonance results, suggested that the structural unit of LPE-2 comprises a branched mannan moiety and a linear glucan moiety. In vitro simulated intestinal fermentation showed that LPE-2 reduced harmful intestinal gas production and promoted short-chain fatty acid production (especially propionic acid). Moreover, it reduced the relative abundance of Escherichia–Shigella , increased that of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus , and had a stronger regulatory effect on intestinal flora in women than in men. The potential sex-specific prebiotic effects of LPE-2 on human intestinal health, were possibly related to its mannan branch with (1→2) and (1→3) linkages and backbones with flexible α configurations, which are sheared and degraded/utilized easier by Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2042-6496
,
2042-650X
Language:
English
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Publication Date:
2023
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2578152-2
SSG:
21
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