Prebiotic effects of agave salmiana fructans in lactobacillus acidophilus and bifidobacterium lactis cultures

Agave salmiana is a fructan rich species that is widely distributed in Mexico. The aim of this investigation was to extract the fructans of A. salmiana and evaluate their prebiotic effect in 48 hours in vitro cultures of Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus acidophilus and to compare this effect with other available fructan sources. A significant difference in pH, optical density and biomass was found in the cultures depending on the source of fructans and the type of bacteria. It was possible to determine a dose-response effect of the A. salmiana fructans and the growth of the studied strains.

Agave salmiana.; Agavins; Fructans; Lactic cultures; Prebiotic fructan; prebiotic agent; fructan; prebiotic agent; Agave salmiana; Article; bacterial growth; bacterium culture; Bifidobacterium animalis; biomass; in vitro study; Lactobacillus acidophilus; nonhuman; optical density; pH; Agave; Bifidobacterium; chemistry; fermentation; growth, development and aging; Lactobacillus acidophilus; metabolism; Mexico; microbiology; Agave; Bifidobacterium; Fermentation; Fructans; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Mexico; Prebiotics

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