Alfa mannan degradation
The α-mannan degradation Mannan which can be found in the cell wall of yeast has a particular chemical structure, and constitutes a food source since humans begun eating fermented foods several thousands of years ago. To determine whether the intake of yeast mannans through fermented foods has promoted specific adaptations of the human gut microbiota, an international team of researchers studied the ability of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron to specifically degrade yeast mannans.