Open AccessUji Kemampuan Produksi Fruktooligosakarida (FOS) dari Kelompok Aspergillus niger DUCC
Author(s) -
Whinarsih Whinarsih,
Arina Tri Lunggani,
MG Isworo Rukmi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
bioma : berkala ilmiah biologi/bioma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2598-2370
pISSN - 1410-8801
DOI - 10.14710/bioma.15.1.42-45
Subject(s) - prebiotic , aspergillus niger , food science , fructan , microorganism , human health , biology , sugar , oligosaccharide , fructooligosaccharide , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , sucrose , biochemistry , bacteria , medicine , genetics , environmental health
Prebiotic is a food supplement that can not be digested in the human’s gut, it can stimulate the growth of beneficial microorganisms in the intestine and improve human’s health. FOS is a fructan type of oligosaccharide which is have a potential as a natural prebiotic, it can be produced by several microorganisms, including A. niger group. The aim of this research was to examined the FOS production of three isolates of A. niger group from DUCC collection (i.e. DUCC F123, DUCC F129 and DUCC F102). FOS production was determined by measuring the reducing sugar using DNS method. The result showed that all isolates have the capability in producing FOS suspected kestose with the degree of polymerization 3.545; 3.215; 3.049 respectively. Keywords:FOS, fructosyltransferase, Aspergillus niger, prebiotic