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Doctoral thesis . 2005
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Galactosyl hydrolases from Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Bifidobacterium longum

Authors: Hinz, S.W.A.;

Galactosyl hydrolases from Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Bifidobacterium longum

Abstract

De menselijke darm bevat veel verschillende bacteriën, waaronder bifidobacteriën. Deze kunnen een positieve invloed hebben op de gezondheid. De hoeveelheid darmbacteriën kan beïnvloed worden door hun groei te stimuleren, b.v. door het eten van voedingsvezels (prebiotica genaamd). Darmbacteriën kunnen groeien op prebiotica doordat ze enzymen hebben om de vezels af te breken. Door te bestuderen welke enzymen door de bacteriën geproduceerd worden, kan afgeleid worden welk soort vezels de groei van darmbacteriën zou kunnen stimuleren. In dit proefschrift is gekeken welke enzymen aanwezig zijn in bifidobacteriën om de voedingsvezels galactaan en galacto-oligosacchariden af te kunnen breken. Er zijn drie verschillende enzymen gevonden, die samen in staat zijn om deze substraten af te breken tot galactose, namelijk een beta-galactosidase, een endo-galactanase en een alfa-galactanase. De resultaten van dit proefschrift geven een beter inzicht in hoe galactanen en galacto-oligosacchariden door de bifidobacteriën afgebroken kunnen worden.

The human intestine contains many bacteria, among which bifidobacteria. These can have a positive effect on human health. By consuming products containing dietary fibres (prebiotics), the amount of these intestinal bacteria can be stimulated, because they contain enzymes, which are able to degrade the fibres. Knowing which enzymes are present in the bacteria, will help to determine which kind of dietary fibres are suitable for use as a prebiotic. In this research, enzymes present in bifidobacteria, which were able to degrade the fibres galactan and galacto-oligosaccharides, were investigated. Three different enzymes were examined: a beta-galactosidase, an endo-galactanase, and an alpha-galactosidase. The results of this thesis gave more insight in how galactans and galacto-oligosaccharides can be degraded by bifidobacteria.

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bifidobacterium adolescentis, galactans, oligosaccharides, bifidobacterium longum, galactosidases

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