ReviewAMB Express2016
Oligosaccharides: a boon from nature's desk.
Review in AMB Express, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 131 citations in OpenAlex.
- Improvement of glucose metabolism in pregnant women through probiotic supplementation depends on gestational diabetes status: meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Comparison of two carbohydrate-based biostimulant complexes for their ability to enhanceFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Alginate oligosaccharides in the food industry: emerging functional roles, health benefits, and technological applications - Review.Food chemistry: X · 2025Review
- The Impact of Human Milk Oligosaccharides on Antibiotic-Induced Microbial Dysbiosis and Gut Inflammation in Mice.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Diet Xylooligosaccharide Supplementation on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, and Meat Quality of Hu Lambs.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Synergistic Synbiotic-ContainingFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Determinants of raffinose family oligosaccharide use inJournal of bacteriology · 2024Article
- Determinants of raffinose family oligosaccharide use inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- Taste of common prebiotic oligosaccharides: impact of molecular structure.Chemical senses · 2024Article
- Whole-genome resequencing and transcriptional profiling association analysis revealed the intraspecies difference response to oligosaccharides utilization inFrontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Prebiotics Progress Shifts in the Intestinal Microbiome That Benefits Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Biomolecules · 2023Review
- Chromatographic fractionation of food-grade oligosaccharides: Recognizing and avoiding sensory-relevant impurities.Food chemistry · 2023Article
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- Biochemical Reactions and Their Biological Contributions in Honey.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Chromatographic preparation of food-grade prebiotic oligosaccharides with defined degree of polymerization.Food chemistry · 2022Article
- Overview of the Importance of Biotics in Gut Barrier Integrity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Oligosaccharides production from coprophilous fungi: An emerging functional food with potential health-promoting properties.Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2022Review
- The direct and indirect effects of bioactive compounds against coronavirus.Food frontiers · 2022Review
- Recent advancements in prebiotic oligomers synthesis via enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass.Bioengineered · 2022Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This article reviews the varied sources of oligosaccharides available in nature as silent health promoting, integral ingredients of plants as well as animal products like honey and milk. The article focuses on exotic and unfamiliar oligosaccharides like Galactooligosaccharides, Lactulose derived Galactooligosaccharides, Xylooligosaccharides, Arabinooligosaccharides and algae derived Marine oligosaccharides along with the most acknowledged prebiotic fructooligosaccharides. The oligosaccharides are named as on the grounds of the monomeric units forming oligomers with functional properties. The chemical structures, natural sources, microbial enzyme mediated synthesis and physiological effects are discussed. An elaborate account of the different types of oligosaccharides with special reference to fructooligosaccharides are presented. Finally, the profound health benefits of oligosaccharides are rigourously discussed limelighting its positive physiological sequel.
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