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Emergent sources of prebiotics: seaweeds and microalgae

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dc.contributor.authorRaposo, M. Filomena de J.
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Alcina M. M. B.
dc.contributor.authorMorais, R. M. S. C.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-12T10:20:29Z
dc.date.available2017-10-12T10:20:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, scientists have become aware that human microbiota, in general, and gut microbiota, in particular, play a major role in human health and diseases, such as obesity and diabetes, among others. A large number of evidence has come to light regarding the beneficial effects, either for the host or the gut microbiota, of some foods and food ingredients or biochemical compounds. Among these, the most promising seem to be polysaccharides (PS) or their derivatives, and they include the dietary fibers. Some of these PS can be found in seaweeds and microalgae, some being soluble fibers, such as alginates, fucoidans, carrageenans and exopolysaccharides, that are not fermented, at least not completely, by colonic microbiota. This review gives an overview of the importance of the dietary fibers, as well as the benefits of prebiotics, to human health. The potential of the PS from marine macro- and microalgae to act as prebiotics is discussed, and the different techniques to obtain oligosaccharides from PS are presented. The mechanisms of the benefits of fiber, in general, and the types and benefits of algal fibers in human health are highlighted. The findings of some recent studies that present the potential effects of prebiotics on animal models of algal biomass and their extracts, as well as oligo- and polysaccharides, are presented. In the future, the possibility of using prebiotics to modulate the microbiome, and, consequently, prevent certain human diseases is foreseen.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRAPOSO, M. Filomena de J.; MORAIS, Alcina M. M. B.; MORAIS, R. M. S. C. - Emergent Sources of Prebiotics: Seaweeds and Microalgae. Marine Drugs. ISSN 1660-3397. Vol. 14, n.º 2 (2016), 27 p.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/md14020027pt_PT
dc.identifier.eid84960123855
dc.identifier.pmcPMC4771980
dc.identifier.pmid26828501
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/23005
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dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnimalspt_PT
dc.subjectDietary Fiberpt_PT
dc.subjectGastrointestinal Microbiomept_PT
dc.subjectHumanspt_PT
dc.subjectMicroalgaept_PT
dc.subjectPolysaccharidespt_PT
dc.subjectPrebioticspt_PT
dc.subjectSeaweedpt_PT
dc.titleEmergent sources of prebiotics: seaweeds and microalgaept_PT
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oaire.citation.titleMarine Drugspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14
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person.familyNamede Jesus Raposo
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person.givenNameMaria Filomena
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