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Review
. 2003 Jun;6(3):223-30.
doi: 10.1016/s1369-5266(03)00034-7.

Fructans: beneficial for plants and humans

Tita Ritsema  1 , Sjef Smeekens
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Review

Fructans: beneficial for plants and humans

Tita Ritsema et al. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

The recent cloning of genes encoding fructosyltransferases and fructan exohydrolases has been a major breakthrough in fructan research. Now, fructan metabolism and fructosyltransferase enzymes can be studied at the molecular level. In addition, fructan synthesis and breakdown can be adapted in such a way that tailor-made fructans are produced in plants for use as healthy food ingredients.

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