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Lactose-Derived Prebiotics

A Process Perspective

  • 1st Edition - July 6, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Andrés Illanes, Cecilia Guerrero, Carlos Vera, Lorena Wilson, Raúl Conejeros, Felipe Scott
  • Language: English

Lactose-Derived Prebiotics: A Process Perspective is the first scientific reference to provide a comprehensive technological overview of the processes to derive oligosacc… Read more

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Description

Lactose-Derived Prebiotics: A Process Perspective is the first scientific reference to provide a comprehensive technological overview of the processes to derive oligosaccharides from dairy for use in functional foods. With their combined 90+ years in industry and research, the authors present the functional properties of prebiotics derived from lactose and the production technology required to make them. The book focuses on process engineering and includes an overview of green chemistry processes involving enzyme biocatalysis, providing detailed coverage of the use of whey lactose as raw material for producing oligosaccharides. The book’s focus on processes and products allows the reader to understand the constraints and impacts of technology on lactose-derived prebiotics.

Key features

  • Presents the challenges of and opportunities for deriving oligosaccharides from lactose
  • Details the technologies and methods required to produce lactose-derived prebiotics, including a comparison between chemical and enzymatic synthesis
  • Discusses the potential use of whey as a raw material for the synthesis of non-digestible lactose-derived oligosaccharides
  • Provides a process engineer perspective and includes valuable information about kinetics and reactor design for the enzymatic synthesis of lactose-derived oligosaccharides

Readership

Dairy scientists and engineers working in the industry and academia.

Table of contents

1. Lactose: production and upgrading2. Functional foods and feeds: probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics3. Lactose derived non-digestible oligosaccharides as prebiotics: available technologies, opportunities and market4. Enzymatic production of galacto-oligosaccharides5. Enzymatic production of lactulose6. Enzymatic production of other lactose-derived prebiotic candidates7. Technical and economic analysis of industrial production of lactose-derived prebiotics8. Future trends

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 7, 2016
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Andrés Illanes

Dr. Andrés Illanes is a full Professor at the Biochemical Engineering School of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Dr. Illanes’ fields of expertise are enzyme biocatalysis, enzyme immobilization, and bioreactor design. He is editor of three books in enzyme biocatalysis for Wiley, Springer, and Academic Press-Elsevier and author of more than 200 articles in scientific journals. He is editor of the Electronic Journal of Biotechnology.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso,Chile

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Cecilia Guerrero

Dr. Cecilia Guerrero is an Associate Professor at the School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile. Her interests include the study of enzymatic biocatalysis, applied to the production of functional carbohydrates from industrial waste, through the application of reaction medium, biocatalyst, and reactor engineering strategies, in order to obtain more productive and sustainable processes in line with the principle of green chemistry. Her work includes the study of immobilized enzymes for the generation of biocatalysts for the synthesis of various lactose derived prebiotics. Dr. Guerrero has published numerous articles in scientific journals and book chapters.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso,Chile

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Carlos Vera

Dr. Carlos Vera is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. His interest includes the study of the enzymatic syntheses of glycosides and oligosaccharides derived from lactose and other underutilized carbohydrates by kinetically and thermodynamically controlled routes. Within this framework, Dr. Vera is especially interested in the use of kinetic modelling and substrate, reaction medium, and reactor engineering strategies for the development of more sustainable enzymatic processes. Dr. Vera has published several academic articles and book chapters and edited two books regarding these topics.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Biology, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Santiago, Chile

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Lorena Wilson

Affiliations and expertise
School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

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Raúl Conejeros

Department alumnus and Wolfson student from Chile, Dr Raul Conejeros, undertook his PhD studies on Simulation, Optimisation and Control of Biological Process Systems. He was funded by Agencia Cooperation International in Chile. In 2009 he was officially given the full professorship at his current University, the School of Biochemical Engineering in Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile, where he started working back in 2005.
Affiliations and expertise
School of Biochemical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

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Felipe Scott

Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile

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