Effect of a fructooligosaccharides fraction from <i>Psacalium decompositum</i> on the intestinal bacterial microbiota of rats.

ABSTRACT: Psacalium decompositum is a shrub indigenous to northern Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico in the USA. It has been utilized in traditional medicine for the treatment of many ailments, including rheumatic disorders, pain, and diabetes. A chemical analysis of a hexane extract from the rhizomes of P. decompositum revealed the presence of sesquiterpenes, including cacalol, cacalone, maturin, and maturinone, among others. Furthermore, its aqueous fraction was subjected to isolation, resulting in the identification of linear fructooligosaccharides with an eight-unit polymerisation degree (LFOS8). The objective of this study was to ascertain the impact of LFOS8 derived from P. decompositum on the intestinal microbiota of rats through 16S rRNA gene sequencing and bioinformatic

SUBMITTER: Juarez-Perez MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12765533 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature