Fructosanes

Nom de la substance

Fructosanes

Famille moléculaire

• Polysaccharides composés de polymères (chaînes courtes) de fructose accrochées à une unité initiale de glucose
  • Exemple : inuline

Source végétale

• Graminées (Poaceae), ail, artichaut, topinambour

Propriétés

• Fibre prébiotique

Bibliographie

• Smith Dale, Grotelueschen RD. Carbohydrates in Grasses. I. Sugar and Fructosan Composition of the Stem Bases of Several Northern-Adapted Grasses at Seed Maturity. Crop Sci. 6: 263–266
• Smith Dale. Carbohydrates in Grasses. II. Sugar and Fructosan Composition of the Stem Bases of Bromegrass and Timothy at Several Growth Stages and in Different Plant Parts at Anthesis. Crop Sci. 7: 62–67
• Grotelueschen RD, Smith Dale. Carbohydrates in Grasses. III. Estimations of the Degree of Polymerization of the Fructosans in the Stem Bases of Timothy and Bromegrass Near Seed Maturity. Crop Sci. 8: 210–212
• Smith Dale. Carbohydrates in Grasses. IV. Influence of Temperature on the Sugar and Fructosan Composition of Timothy Plant Parts at Anthesis. Crop Sci. 8: 331–334