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In vitro fermentation of oat and barley derived beta-glucans by human faecal microbiota

Hughes, S.A., Shewry, P.R., Gibson, G.R., McCleary, B.V. and Rastall, R.A. (2008) In vitro fermentation of oat and barley derived beta-glucans by human faecal microbiota. Fems Microbiology Ecology, 64 (3). pp. 482-493. ISSN 0168-6496

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2008.00478.x

Abstract/Summary

Fermentation of beta-glucan fractions from barley [average molecular mass (MM), of 243, 172, and 137 kDa] and oats (average MM of 230 and 150 kDa) by the human faecal microbiota was investigated. Fractions were supplemented to pH-controlled anaerobic batch culture fermenters inoculated with human faecal samples from three donors, in triplicate, for each substrate. Microbiota changes were monitored by fluorescent in situ hybridization; groups enumerated were: Bifidobacterium genus, Bacteroides and Prevotella group, Clostridium histolyticum subgroup, Ruminococcus-Eubacterium-Clostridium (REC) cluster, Lactobacillus-Enterococcus group, Atopobium cluster, and clostridial cluster IX. Short-chain fatty acids and lactic acid were measured by HPLC. The C. histolyticum subgroup increased significantly in all vessels and clostridial cluster IX maintained high populations with all fractions. The Bacteroides-Prevotella group increased with all but the 243-kDa barley and 230-kDa oat substrates. In general beta-glucans displayed no apparent prebiotic potential. The SCFA profile (51 : 32 : 17; acetate : propionate : butyrate) was considered propionate-rich. In a further study a beta-glucan oligosaccharide fraction was produced with a degree of polymerization of 3-4. This fraction was supplemented to small-scale faecal batch cultures and gave significant increases in the Lactobacillus-Enterococcus group; however, the prebiotic potential of this fraction was marginal compared with that of inulin.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
ID Code:13300
Uncontrolled Keywords:in vitro fermentation, beta-glucans, propionate, Clostridium , MOLECULAR-WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION, HUMAN FECES, HUMAN GUT, OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES, BACTERIAL-POPULATIONS, PHYSICAL-PROPERTIES, DIETARY MODULATION, SITU HYBRIDIZATION, HUMAN COLON, SP NOV.

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