Fructans (Levans)

11/01/2021 - "Including specific cultures as starters in sourdough reduced fructans content by >92%, thereby producing a low FODMAP bread suitable for Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients with improved nutritional and technological properties."
06/02/2022 - "Bran can enrich snacks with dietary fibre but contains fructans that trigger symptoms in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). "
01/01/2021 - "Dietary fructans may worsen gastrointestinal symptoms in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). "
01/01/2021 - "Fructan-sensitive children with irritable bowel syndrome have distinct gut microbiome signatures."
01/01/2018 - "Dietary fructans exacerbate symptoms in some, but not all, adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). "

08/02/2016 - "Fructans obtained from agave, called agavins, have recently shown significant benefits for human health including obesity. "
12/01/2016 - "Our findings suggest that both higher and lower dp agave fructans have complementary effects in metabolic disorders related to obesity. "
04/18/2023 - "Agave fructans enhance the effects of fermented milk products on obesity biomarkers: a randomised trial."
07/15/2020 - "Chemical structure elucidation of an inulin-type fructan isolated from Lobelia chinensis lour with anti-obesity activity on diet-induced mice."
03/01/2018 - "Effects of Agave fructans (Agave tequilana Weber var. azul) on Body Fat and Serum Lipids in Obesity."

06/01/2004 - "The chemical structures of levans were characterized, and the modified levans were applied on animal tumor cells to evaluate their antitumor activity. "
01/01/2001 - "This is the first time that a significant effect of chicory fructans on apoptosis has been shown and the results contribute to the growing evidence that chicory fructans may have cancer preventing properties."
11/01/1998 - "Mortality rates in ascitic tumors and mean solid tumor surface in these experimental groups was compared with those of animals from control groups fed basal diet without supplementary beta (2-1) fructans. "
10/01/2014 - "However, agavins a structurally different type of fructans from the Agave genus with demonstrated prebiotic effects, have been poorly studied for their possible protective effects in cancer. "
01/01/2001 - "Prebiotics, in particular the chicory derived beta(2-1) fructans, have been shown to exert cancer protective effects in animal models. "

01/01/2016 - "Fructans markedly shifted gut microbiota and improved intestinal physiology in obese mice, but the mechanisms by which they affect gut integrity and inflammation in the obese are still unknown."
03/01/2009 - "Ten studies in animal models show benefit of beta2-1 fructans with regard to intestinal inflammation. "
01/01/2021 - "salmiana fructans on the colonic epithelium, demonstrating that a diet supplemented with 12.5% of fructans for 35 days exerts health benefits through the strengthening of the mucosa layer, which favors the adherence of the bacterial population and suppresses inflammation."
01/01/2023 - "Unfermented β-fructan Fibers Fuel Inflammation in Select Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients."
12/03/2020 - "Highly Branched Neo-Fructans (Agavins) Attenuate Metabolic Endotoxemia and Low-Grade Inflammation in Association with Gut Microbiota Modulation on High-Fat Diet-Fed Mice."

08/01/2007 - "In summary, fructan supplementation appeared to attenuate some of the negative responses associated with Salmonella challenge and may provide protection against infection in weanling puppies."
03/01/2009 - "Thirteen studies in animal models of intestinal infections conclude a beneficial effect of beta2-1 fructans. "
09/01/2020 - "Agave fructans could be an alternative to prevent the infections caused by Salmonella."
11/28/2012 - "Current literature indicates that β2-1 fructans may modulate some aspects of immune function, improve the host's ability to respond to certain intestinal infections, and modify some inflammatory outcomes in human subjects. "
03/01/2009 - "Therefore, overall the results indicate that beta2-1 fructans are able to modulate some aspects of immune function, to improve the host's ability to respond successfully to certain intestinal infections, and to modify some inflammatory conditions."