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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2025

Prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic properties of fermented corn starch and their application in type 2 diabetes management.

Lemohang Gumenku, Ochuko Lucky Erukainure, Md Shahidul Islam, Ademola O Olaniran

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lemohang GumenkuDepartment of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Ochuko Lucky ErukainureDepartment of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Md Shahidul IslamDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. islamd@ukzn.ac.za.
Ademola O OlaniranDepartment of Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fermented corn starch has emerged as a promising functional food due to its triad of gut biotics, prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic properties, which present significant potential for the management of type 2 diabetes through gut microbiota modulation. During fermentation, microbial activity alters the starch matrix, enhancing the production of bioactive compounds such as resistant starch, isomalto-oligosaccharides, and resistant dextrin, which improve insulin sensitivity, reduce inflammation, and support glycemic control. Additionally, fermented corn starch harbors beneficial microbial strains including

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Corn starchHyperglycemiaMicrobiotaPostbioticPrebioticProbioticType 2 diabetes

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PMID40948673
PMCPMC12432549

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