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J Agric Food Chem ; 58(12): 7266-72, 2010 Jun 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20509607

ABSTRACT

The composition of brewers' spent grain (BSG) makes it susceptible to microbial attack and chemical deterioration. This can constrain its appeal as an industrial feedstock. The current study has monitored the effects of BSG storage as fresh material (20 degrees C), refrigerated and autoclaved, measured against frozen material in relation to microbial proliferation and modification to plant cell wall polysaccharides and component phenolic acids. At 20 degrees C there was a rapid colonization by microbes and an associated loss of components from BSG. Refrigeration gave a similar but lower level response. When stored frozen, BSG showed no changes in composition but autoclaving resulted in a solubilization of polysaccharides and associated phenolics. Changes were associated with the temperature profile determined during autoclaving and were also partially due to the breakdown of residual starch. Losses of highly branched arabinoxylan (AX) and the related decrease in ferulic acid cross-linking were also found. The results confirm the need for storage stabilization of BSG and demonstrate that the methods selected for stabilization can themselves lead to a substantial modification to BSG.


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Cell Wall/chemistry , Edible Grain/chemistry , Edible Grain/microbiology , Food Handling/methods , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Bacterial Physiological Phenomena , Cell Wall/microbiology , Fungi/isolation & purification , Fungi/physiology , Temperature
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Am J Clin Nutr ; 87(3): 785-91, 2008 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18326619

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BACKGROUND: Galactooligosaccharides are selectively fermented by the beneficial member of the colonic microflora contributing to the health of the host. OBJECTIVE: We assessed the prebiotic potential of a novel galactooligosaccharide produced through the action of beta-galactosidases, originating from a probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum strain, against a galactooligosaccharide produced through the action of an industrial beta-galactosidase and a placebo. DESIGN: Fifty-nine healthy human volunteers participated in this study. Initially, the effect of the matrix on the prebiotic properties of a commercially available galactooligosaccharide (7 g/d) was assessed during 7-d treatment periods with a 7-d washout period in between. During the second phase, 30 volunteers were assigned to a sequence of treatments (7 d) differing in the amount of the novel galactooligosaccharide (0, 3.6, or 7 g/d). Stools were recovered before and after each intervention, and bacteria numbers were determined by fluorescent in situ hybridization. RESULTS: Addition of the novel galactooligosaccharide mixture significantly increased the bifidobacterial population ratio compared with the placebo (P < 0.05), whereas 7 g/d of the novel galactooligosaccharide significantly increased the bifidobacterial ratio compared with the commercial galactooligosaccharide (P < 0.05). Moreover, a significant relation (P < 0.001) between the bifidobacteria proportion and the novel galactooligosaccharide dose (0, 3.6, and 7 g/d) was observed. This relation was similar to the effect of the novel galactooligosaccharide on the prebiotic index of each dose. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that galactooligosaccharide mixtures produced with different beta-galactosidases show different prebiotic properties and that, by using enzymes originating from bifidobacterial species, an increase in the bifidogenic properties of the prebiotic product is achievable.


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Bifidobacterium/enzymology , Galactose/metabolism , Oligosaccharides/metabolism , Probiotics , beta-Galactosidase/metabolism , Adult , Colon/metabolism , Colon/microbiology , Cross-Over Studies , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Double-Blind Method , Feces/microbiology , Female , Fermentation , Galactose/biosynthesis , Humans , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence/methods , Male , Oligosaccharides/biosynthesis
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