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Oral Care

Improved Prebiotic.

Patent

Patent Code: WO2005/111195 and PCT/GB2005/001888.

Al-Ghazzewi, F. and Tester, R. F. (2005) Improved Prebiotic. WO2005/111195 and PCT/GB2005/001888.

A preliminary study of the symbiotic effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates (GMH) and lactobacilli on the growth of the oral bacterium streptococcus mutans.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Tester, R. F. and Al-Ghazzewi, F. H. (2011) A preliminary study of the symbiotic effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates (GMH) and lactobacilli on the growth of the oral bacterium streptococcus mutans. Nutrition and Food Science 41, 234-237.

Prebiotic konjac glucomannan hydrolysate reduces Streptococcus mutans in oral biofilms.

Conference abstract

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Maitra, A., Rollins, M., Tran, L., Al-Ghazzewi, F. and Tester, R. F. (2013) Prebiotic konjac glucomannan hydrolysate reduces Streptococcus mutans in oral biofilms. International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Abstracts. March 20-23, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Beneficial health characteristics of native and hydrolysed konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) glucomannan.

Review article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Tester, R.F, and Al-Ghazzewi, A.H. (2016) Beneficial health characteristics of native and hydrolysed konjac (Amorphophallus konjac) glucomannan. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 96, 3283-3291.

Inhibition of the adhesion of Escherichia coli to human epithelial cells by carbohydrates.

Journal article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Al-Ghazzewi, F. H. and Tester, R. F. (2014) Inhibition of the adhesion of Escherichia coli to human epithelial cells by carbohydrates. Bioactive Carbohydrates and Dietary Fibre 4, 1-5.

Glucomannans and nutrition

Review article

Patent Code: Not applicable.

Al-Ghazzewi, F.H. and Tester, R.F. (2017) Glucomannans and nutrition. Food Hydrocolloids 68, 246-254.