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Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 3An Ex Vivo Model for Evaluation of Prebiotic Activity of Xylan and Xylooligosaccharides(Elsevier, 2025) Güleç, Şükrü; Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; Buyukkileci, Ali Oguz; 03.08. Department of Food Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyEx vivo techniques can provide more physiologically significant insights into prebiotic activity and overcome some limitations of in vitro tests. In this study, an ex vivo model, formed of a large intestine of mice, was tested to assess the effects of the hydrocolloidal natural polymer, xylan (XY), and its hydrolysis product, xylooligosaccharides (XOS). XY and XOS were loaded separately into the cecum, proximal colon, and distal colon. Their utilization and short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) formation by the colonized microflora and levels of dominant phyla and key genera such as Bifidobacterium, Bacteroides, and Lactobacillus were followed. XY and XOS were metabolized in all sections, and SCFAs were released. The results suggest that the slower utilization of XY compared to XOS in the cecum can enable this polysaccharide to move towards distal parts of the large intestine and extend the sites of prebiotic activity. Unlike widely used in vitro models, the ex vivo model allowed testing the utilization pattern and effects of the prebiotics in the natural environment of the microflora and examining the intestinal sections separately.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 6Organosolv Pretreatment of Corncob for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Xylan(Springer, 2023) Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; Temelli, Nuran; 03.08. Department of Food Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyXylan is a renewable polysaccharide, readily available in agricultural and forestry residues. It can be hydrolyzed to produce xylooligosaccharides (XOS) with prebiotic activity and xylose, a precursor for several industrial chemicals. Enzymatic hydrolysis of xylan in the lignocellulosic biomass to obtain xylose and XOS requires a pretreatment to facilitate xylanase activity. In this study, organosolv was evaluated for the delignification of corncob while retaining xylan in the pretreated biomass. The treatment at 170 °C for 1 h with 70% ethanol provided 50% lignin removal and 81% xylan recovery. Increasing temperatures and decreasing ethanol fractions decreased the pH and the xylan recovery. Loss of xylan in the organosolv at 190 °C and in the liquid hot water treatment could be prevented by the addition of 100 mM MgO, without compromising lignin removal. Pretreated corncob was suspended in citrate buffer and hydrolyzed by commercial xylanases. Accellerase XY (250 U/ml) at pH 5.5 and 55 °C and Econase XT (0.6 U/ml) at pH 6.0 and 70 °C provided around 65% xylan digestibility and generated xylose (9.8 g/l) and XOS (10.9 g/l), respectively. This approach could decrease xylan loss and degradation in the pretreatment step and yield clear hydrolysates composed of essentially xylose or XOS. Lignocellulosic biorefineries can benefit from the efficient utilization of xylan, increasing sustainability. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.Article Citation - WoS: 112Citation - Scopus: 132Production of Xylooligosaccharides by Autohydrolysis of Hazelnut (corylus Avellana L.) Shell(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) Sürek, Ece; Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; Büyükkileci, Ali Oğuz; 03.08. Department of Food Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of TechnologyHazelnut shell (HS), husk and pruning residues were characterized and evaluated for xylooligosaccharides (XOS) production by autohydrolysis. HS contained the highest amount of xylan and yielded more XOS compared to other hazelnut residues. The temperature and holding time of HS autohydrolysis greatly influenced the composition of the liquor and the remaining solid. The highest XOS yield (62% of the feedstock xylan) was obtained at 190 °C and 5 min of holding time. At this temperature, 30 min of holding time was required to maximize the percentage of XOS with low degree of polymerization. Xylose, acetic acid and furfural concentrations increased with treatment severity. The concentrations of the products in the autohydrolysis liquors followed specific trends with changing severity factor (log Ro) values. Solubilization of xylan in the treatments enhanced the cellulose and lignin contents in the remaining solids.