Synthesis of oligosaccharides as prebiotics from simple sugars and polysaccharides in concentrated acids
AssigneeWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
InventorsXuejun Pan, Meijun Zeng, Ning Li
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods for preparing a product including predominantly prebiotic oligosaccharides by non-enzymatic methods of glycosylation of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and/or polysaccharides. The methods may include mixing one or more types of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and/or polysaccharides with an effective amount of a dehydrating acid at a temperature sufficient to form a product including predominantly prebiotic oligosaccharides.
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A method comprising reacting a mixture comprising about 1 wt % to about 90 wt % of one or more types of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and/or polysaccharides and about 64 to about 98 wt % of dehydrating acid to provide a product predominantly comprising prebiotic oligosaccharides;
- wherein the mixture is reacted at a temperature of about 10° C. to about 160° C.
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