Purification, Characterization, and Prebiotic Properties of Pectic Oligosaccharides from Orange Peel Wastes

B. Gómez, B. Gullón, C.A. Remoroza, H.A. Schols, J.C. Parajó, J.L. Alonso

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Abstract

Pectic oligosaccharides (POS) were obtained by hydrothermal treatment of orange peel wastes (OPW) and purified by membrane filtration to yield a refined product containing 90 wt % of the target products. AraOS (DP 3–21), GalOS (DP 5–12), and OGalA (DP 2–12, with variable DM) were identified in POS mixtures, but long-chain products were also present. The prebiotic potential of the concentrate was assessed by in vitro fermentation using human fecal inocula. For comparative purposes, similar experiments were performed using orange pectin and commercial fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) as substrates for fermentation. The dynamics of selected microbial populations was assessed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Gas generation, pH, and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production were also measured. Under the tested conditions, all of the considered substrates were utilized by the microbiota, and fermentation resulted in increased numbers of all the bacterial groups, but the final profile of the microbial population depended on the considered carbon source. POS boosted particularly the numbers of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, so that the ratio between the joint counts of both genera and the total cell number increased from 17% in the inocula to 27% upon fermentation. SCFA generation from POS fermentation was similar to that observed with FOS, but pectin fermentation resulted in reduced butyrate generation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9769-9782
JournalJournal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
Volume62
Issue number40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • in-vitro fermentation
  • butyrate-producing bacteria
  • human fecal microbiota
  • human gut
  • polysaccharides
  • fermentability
  • pretreatment
  • hydrolysis
  • product
  • acid

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