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Dietary Trehalose as a Bioactive Nutrient.

Anqi Chen^1,2, Patrick A Gibney¹

¹Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

|March 29, 2023

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Trehalose, a natural disaccharide, offers unique properties with diverse industrial applications. Emerging research highlights its potential impact on the gut microbiome and glucose homeostasis, suggesting therapeutic benefits for diabetes.

Keywords:

Clostridioides difficile diabetes gut microbiome sweeteners trehalose

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Area of Science:

Biochemistry
Microbiology
Endocrinology

Background:

Trehalose is a naturally occurring disaccharide with unique physicochemical properties.
It plays various biological roles in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
Trehalose is utilized in food, medical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the bioactive effects of dietary trehalose.
To highlight trehalose's potential in industrial and scientific applications.
To discuss trehalose's impact on the gut microbiome and glucose homeostasis.

Main Methods:

Literature review of scientific studies on trehalose.
Analysis of trehalose's physiochemical and biological properties.
Examination of research on dietary trehalose consumption and its effects.

Main Results:

Trehalose exhibits diverse biological functions and industrial uses.
Dietary trehalose influences the gut microbiome.
Trehalose shows potential in modulating glucose homeostasis and treating diabetes.

Conclusions:

Trehalose possesses significant bioactive effects.
Further research into trehalose's therapeutic potential is warranted.
Trehalose holds promise for future industrial and scientific advancements.