Fermentation Technology

Enzymatic production and applications of short chain fructooligosaccharides (fos). recent advances and current perspectives in ecuador

World Congress on Beneficial Microbes: Food, Pharma, Aqua & Beverages Industry

August 25-27, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Veronica Elizabeth Marcillo Parra and Rodrigo Avalos

Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas (ESPE), Ecuador

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Ferment Technol

Abstract:

The production of high yields of oligosaccharides of specific chain length from simple raw materials such as inulin and sucrose is a technical challenge so the industrial production of short-chain fructooligosaccharides (FOS) is attracting the attention of researchers and businessman due to the pharmaceutical importance of these compounds. FOS produced by the action of specific enzymes so called fructosyltransferases are 1-kestose (GF2), nystose (GF3) and fructofuranosyl nystose (GF4). GF3 and GF4 are prebiotics with biofunctional properties and hence health benefits if consumed in recommended dosages. This paper discuss recent research trends in the production and application of short-chain oligosaccharides and propose a bioprocess design to obtain these products industrially; also health benefits associated with prebiotics consumption are discussed.

Biography :

Msc. Eng. Veronica Elizabeth Marcillo Parra began her researcher career in the Food Science and Biotechnology Department (DECAB) of the National Polytechnic School, Quito, Ecuador. She worked in different Research projects from 2003 to 2010, allowing her to get technical skills in subjects such as processed chemical, nutritional, functional, sensory and microbiological characterization of raw materials, fresh products, as well as the extraction and characterization of bioactive. He has also worked in product development using conventional and emerging technologies, mainly membrane technology. Subsequently, in April 2010 she joined to the University of the Armed Forces ESPE staff, as full-time professor in the Biotechnology Engineering Faculty where he teaches Transport Phenomena, Industrial Biotechnology and Process De sign. In addition, she is an active member of the Industrial Biotechnology research group of our faculty working mainly in the development of new products and / or biotechnological processes for food industry.

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