Lactose-Derived Prebiotics

Lactose-Derived Prebiotics: A Process Perspective is the first scientific reference to provide a comprehensive technological overview of the processes to derive oligosaccharides from dairy for use in functional foods. With their combined 90+ years in industry and research, the authors present the functional properties of prebiotics derived from lactose and the production technology required to make them. The book focuses on process engineering and includes an overview of green chemistry processes involving enzyme biocatalysis, providing detailed coverage of the use of whey lactose as raw material for producing oligosaccharides. The book's focus on processes and products allows the reader to understand the constraints and impacts of technology on lactose-derived prebiotics.

• Presents the challenges of and opportunities for deriving oligosaccharides from lactose
• Details the technologies and methods required to produce lactose-derived prebiotics, including a comparison between chemical and enzymatic synthesis
• Discusses the potential use of whey as a raw material for the synthesis of non-digestible lactose-derived oligosaccharides
• Provides a process engineer perspective and includes valuable information about kinetics and reactor design for the enzymatic synthesis of lactose-derived oligosaccharides

Chemical Engineer (Universidad Católica de Valparaíso), M.SC Biochemical Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Full Professor of the Biochemic al Engineering School and Head of the Biocatalysis Group at Biotechnology Nucleus of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Visiting professor at universities in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru Spain and Uruguay. Author of more than 100 publications in ISI journals and several book chapters, editor of two books in enzyme biocatalysis. Member of the editorial boards of Electronic Journal of Biotechnology (president), Process Biochemistry, Latin American Journal of Pharmacy and Colombian Journal of Biotechnology. 1997 Regional Award in Science and Technology. 2012 Appointed Honorary Professor at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Perú. Fields of expertise: enzyme biocatalysis, enzyme immobilization, bioreactor design. Recent fields of work are related to enzyme catalysis in organic synthesis, namely synthesis of semi-synthetic ß-lactam antibiotics and synthesis of lactose-derived oligosaccharides.