Oligosaccharides and Complex Carbohydrates: A New Paradigm for Cranberry Bioactivity.

ABSTRACT: Cranberry is a well-known functional food, but the compounds directly responsible for many of its reported health benefits remain unidentified. Complex carbohydrates, specifically xyloglucan and pectic oligosaccharides, are the newest recognized class of biologically active compounds identified in cranberry materials. Cranberry oligosaccharides have shown similar biological properties as other dietary oligosaccharides, including effects on bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation, and microbial growth. Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory activity has also been observed. Oligosaccharides may therefore be significant contributors to many of the health benefits associated with cranberry products. Soluble oligosaccharides are present at relatively high concentrations (~20% w/w or greater) in m

SUBMITTER: Coleman CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7070526 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature