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<p>Fructan-type polysaccharidescomes from natural sources and occur in a large variety of plants, where they play important biological roles as reserve carbohydrate. One of the most commonly distributed compound from this group – inulin has been part of human daily diet for hundreds of years, as it is found in many fruits and vegetables, among others, bananas, onions and wheat. The inulin-type fructans: inulin and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are considered to be functional food elements, the consumption of which brings about health benefits. Indeed, inulin can be consumed to increase the dietary fiber content. Fructan compounds, inulin and fructooligosaccharides have a strong bifidogenic effect, and have a positive action on the gut microbiota. In this work, we preformed gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of <italic>Erigeron annuus</italic> L. herb. The GC-MS analysis of carbohydrate composition confirmed the presence of free (arabinose, glucose, fructose 1, fructose 2) and fermented (arabinose, glucose, fructose 1, fructose 2, sucrose) carbohydrates at the quantity of 69.83 and 91.70 mg/g d.w., respectively.</p>
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Fructan-type polysaccharidescomes from natural sources and occur in a large variety of plants, where they play important biological roles as reserve carbohydrate. One of the most commonly distributed compound from this group – inulin has been part of human daily diet for hundreds of years, as it is found in many fruits and vegetables, among others, bananas, onions and wheat. The inulin-type fructans: inulin and fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are considered to be functional food elements, the consumption of which brings about health benefits. Indeed, inulin can be consumed to increase the dietary fiber content. Fructan compounds, inulin and fructooligosaccharides have a strong bifidogenic effect, and have a positive action on the gut microbiota. In this work, we preformed gas-chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of Erigeron annuus L. herb. The GC-MS analysis of carbohydrate composition confirmed the presence of free (arabinose, glucose, fructose 1, fructose 2) and fermented (arabinose, glucose, fructose 1, fructose 2, sucrose) carbohydrates at the quantity of 69.83 and 91.70 mg/g d.w., respectively.

Study and determination of fructan-type polysaccharide content in <italic>Erigeron annuus</italic> L

Department of Pharmacognosy of the National University of Pharmacy

Chair and Department of Applied and Social Pharmacy

Department of Analytical Chemistry and Analytical Toxicology

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

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Study and determination of fructan-type polysaccharide content in  L

Fructan-type polysaccharidescomes from natural sources and occur in a large variety of plants, where they play important biological roles as reserve...

Study and determination of fructan-type polysaccharide content in Erigeron annuus L

Online veröffentlicht: 02. Sept. 2022

Seitenbereich: 95 - 98

Eingereicht: 02. Jan. 2021

Akzeptiert: 10. März 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2022-0018

Schlüsselwörter
inulin, fructooligosaccharides, fructan, GC-MS methods, L

© 2022 Sergey Kovalev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Study and determination of fructan-type polysaccharide content in Erigeron annuus L

Online veröffentlicht: 02. Sept. 2022

Seitenbereich: 95 - 98

Eingereicht: 02. Jan. 2021

Akzeptiert: 10. März 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2022-0018

Schlüsselwörterinulin, fructooligosaccharides, fructan, GC-MS methods, L

© 2022 Sergey Kovalev et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
inulin, fructooligosaccharides, fructan, GC-MS methods, L