Prebiotic properties of different polysaccharide fractions from Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch seeds evaluated by simulated digestion and in vitro fermentation by human fecal microbiota

Junjun Li, Bing Pang, Ximei Yan, Xiaoya Shang, Xinzhong Hu, Junling Shi

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Abstract

Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch polysaccharide (ASKP) and its two fractions—60P (branched xylan) and 60S (branched glucomannan), were subjected to simulated gastrointestinal digestion and in vitro fermentation by human fecal microbiota. The results showed that all polysaccharide fractions could transit through gastrointestinal tract without dramatic degradation and be utilized by gut microbiota. ASKP exhibited the highest depletion rate and highest capability to decrease the pH than its fractions. Meanwhile, 60S showed the stronger capability to increase the production of propionic acid and reduce the ratio of acetic acid to propionic acid. At the phylum level, all polysaccharides efficiently reduced the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio and relative abundance of Proteobacteria, with ASKP being the most capable to suppress the proliferation of Proteobacteria. At the genus level, ASKP and 60P markedly promoted the growth of Bacteroidetes, and 60S promoted the growth of Parabacteroides and Collinsella. Prediction on metabolic function revealed that polysaccharide administration could dramatically change the metabolic profile of bacteria compared with fructooligosaccharides. Besides, all the polysaccharides dramatically promoted the bile acid metabolism. Compared with 60S, ASKP and 60P showed stronger ability to suppress the metabolisms on carbohydrate and amino acid. In summary, both ASKP and its two fractions showed the prebiotic potentials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)414-424
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume162
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch
  • In vitro fermentation
  • Metabolic prediction
  • Polysaccharide fractions
  • Prebiotic properties
  • Simulated digestion

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