Plant prebiotics and human health: Biotechnology to breed prebiotic-rich nutritious food crops
Microbiota in the gut play essential roles in human health.Prebiotics are non-digestible complex carbohydrates that are fermented in the colon, yielding energy and short chain fatty acids, and selectively promote the growth of Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillae in the gastro-intestinal tract.Fructans and inulin are the best-characterized plant prebio