Prof. Robert A. Rastall

Current affiliation:
Head of Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, The University of Reading, United Kingdom

Recent publications: 
  1. M.L. Sanz, M.Corzo-Martínez, R.A. Rastall, M. Villamiel, A. Olano and F.J. Moreno (2007) Characterization and in vitro digestibility of glycated bovine beta-lactoglobulin with galactooligosaccharides Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55: 7916-7925.
  2. S.A.W. Hughes, P. R. Shewry, L. Li, G.R. Gibson, M.L. Sanz and R.A. Rastall (2007), In vitro fermentation by human fecal microflora of wheat arabinoxylans. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 55: 4589-4595.
  3. M.L. Sanz, G.L. Côté, G.R. Gibson and R.A. Rastall (2006) Influence Of Glycosidic Linkages And Molecular Weight On The Fermentation Of Maltose-Based Oligosaccharides By Gut Bacteria Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 54: 9779-9784.
Expertise and research areas:
Development of biotechnological manufacturing methods for novel oligosaccharides for application as functional food ingredients and as pharmaceutical agents.  Investigate oligosaccharides for their prebiotic activity.
 

SCIENTIFIC PARTNERS

                           

 

MEDIA PARTNERS

           International Journal of Probiotics&Prebiotics       Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins