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Can J Microbiol
; 48(8): 759-63, 2002 Aug.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12381033
RESUMO
We estimated and compared the action of three selected strains of bifidobacteria in a semi-synthetic medium for different degrees of polymerization of fructo-oligosaccharides contained in three commercial products derived from chicory inulin: Fibrulose F97 (shorter chains), Fibruline Instant (native chains), Fibruline LC (longer chains). Biomass and production of lactate and acetate were greater when the substrate contained mostly shorter chain fructo-oligosaccharides. Shorter chains were first to be consumed, and one strain could use longer chains. As the degree of polymerization increased, residual fructo-oligosaccharides increased after growth of the strains, and the rate of consumption of fructo-oligosaccharides decreased.