From lignocellulosic residues to market: Production and commercial potential of xylooligosaccharides.

From lignocellulosic residues to market: Production and commercial potential of xylooligosaccharides.
Biotechnol Adv. 2019 May 07;:
Authors: Amorim C, Silvério SC, Prather KLJ, Rodrigues LR
Abstract
The updated definition of prebiotic expands the range of potential applications in which emerging xylooligosaccharides (XOS) can be used. It has been demonstrated that XOS exhibit prebiotic effects at lower amounts compared to others, making them competitively priced prebiotics. As a result, the industry is focused on developing alternative approaches to improve processes efficiency that can meet the increasing demand while reducing costs. Recent advances have been made towards greener and more efficient processes, by applying process integration strategies to produce XOS from costless lignocellulosic residues and using genetic engineering to create microorganisms that convert these residues to XOS. In addition, collecting more in vivo data on their performance will be key to achieve regulatory claims, greatly increasing XOS commercial value.
PMID: 31075307 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Biotechnology Advances - May 6, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Amorim C, Silvério SC, Prather KLJ, Rodrigues LR Tags: Biotechnol Adv Source Type: research