Animal Husbandry and Feed Science ›› 2022, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (3): 59-63.doi: 10.12160/j.issn.1672-5190.2022.03.010

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Research Progress on the Roles of Functional Oligosaccharides and Sugar Alcohols in Promoting Intestinal Absorption of Minerals in Rats

XIAO J, MA Sorgog, ZHANG Yuan-yuan   

  1. College of Animal Science,Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,Hohhot 010018,China
  • Received:2021-12-15 Published:2022-05-24

Abstract: Prebiotic properties of functional oligosaccharides and sugar alcohols have sparked interest in food and nutrition research. As cecal starters, the functional oligosaccharides and sugar alcohols are not degraded by digestive enzymes in the small intestine, and then they enter the cecum to be fermented by microorganism to produce short-chain fatty acids, reduce the pH value in the intestinal lumen, and promote the proliferation of intestinal mucosal epithelial cells, to improve the absorption of minerals in the large intestine. This paper reviews the research progress on promoting effects and the related mechanisms of functional oligosaccharides and sugar alcohols on intestinal absorption of minerals in rats in recent years, in hoping to provide a reference for the application of functional oligosaccharides and sugar alcohols in food and feed production.

Key words: functional oligosaccharides and sugar alcohols, minerals, cecum, rats

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