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Overview

Robert A. Rastall is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research activity spans several interconnected disciplines, primarily focused on nutrition, dietetics, and food science with a significant emphasis on microbial metabolism and gut health.

Their main fields of study include Nursing and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, their subfields of study cover Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science, Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Biomedical Engineering. These focus areas align with the researcher's investigation into the biological and nutritional roles of food components and their interaction with human health.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as:

  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Food Composition and Properties
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut Microbiota and Health
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Biofuel Production and Bioconversion

Research outputs include papers published in venues such as Beneficial Microbes, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Carbohydrate Polymers, and Food Science & Nutrition. The most recent papers are:

  • Structure and function of non-digestible carbohydrates in the gut microbiome, 2022, Beneficial Microbes
  • Utilization of xylan-type polysaccharides in co-culture fermentations of Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides species, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers
  • Inulin-type fructans and short-chain fructooligosaccharides-their role within the food industry as fat and sugar replacers and texture modifiers-what needs to be considered!, 2022, Food Science & Nutrition
  • Prebiotics Inhibit Proteolysis by Gut Bacteria in a Host Diet-Dependent Manner: a Three-Stage Continuous In Vitro Gut Model Experiment, 2020, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • Inulin-type fructans and 2'fucosyllactose alter both microbial composition and appear to alleviate stress-induced mood state in a working population compared to placebo (maltodextrin): the EFFICAD Trial, a randomized, controlled trial, 2023, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Robert A. Rastall include Anisha Wijeyesekera, Peter Philip James Jackson, Stephan Theis, F. Javier Moreno, and Jessica Van Harsselaar. Collaboration with these researchers indicates a multidisciplinary approach toward nutritional science and microbiology.

Publication venues where Rastall regularly contributes include Beneficial Microbes and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, both reflecting the scientist's focus on microbiota and nutritional impacts on health. Other venues of publication are the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Carbohydrate Polymers, and Food Science & Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Dietary modulation of the human colonic microbiota: updating the concept of prebiotics

    Glenn R. Gibson;Hollie M. Probert;Jan Van Loo;Robert A. Rastall

  • Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits.

    Marcel Roberfroid;Glenn R. Gibson;Lesley Hoyles;Anne L. McCartney

  • Probiotics and prebiotics in intestinal health and disease: from biology to the clinic

    Mary Ellen Sanders;Daniel J. Merenstein;Gregor Reid;Glenn R. Gibson

  • Dietary prebiotics: current status and new definition

    Glenn R. Gibson;Karen P. Scott;Robert A. Rastall;Kieran M. Tuohy

  • A comparative in vitro evaluation of the fermentation properties of prebiotic oligosaccharides

    C. E. Rycroft;M.R. Jones;Glenn R Gibson;R.A. Rastall

  • New scientific paradigms for probiotics and prebiotics.

    Gregor Reid;M E Sanders;H Rex Gaskins;Glenn R Gibson

  • Adhesion mechanisms mediated by probiotics and prebiotics and their potential impact on human health.

    Andrea Monteagudo-Mera;Robert A. Rastall;Glenn R. Gibson;Dimitris Charalampopoulos

  • The role of the microbiome for human health: from basic science to clinical applications

    M. Hasan Mohajeri;M. Hasan Mohajeri;Robert J. M. Brummer;Robert A. Rastall;Rinse K. Weersma

  • Modulation of the microbial ecology of the human colon by probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics to enhance human health: An overview of enabling science and potential applications

    Robert A. Rastall;Glenn R. Gibson;Harsharnjit S. Gill;Fransisco Guarner

  • Prebiotics and synbiotics: towards the next generation.

    Robert A. Rastall;Vatsala Maitin

  • Comparison of the in vitro bifidogenic properties of pectins and pectic-oligosaccharides

    E. Olano-Martin;Glenn R Gibson;R.A. Rastall

  • Prebiotics and resistance to gastrointestinal infections.

    G. R. Gibson;A. L. McCartney;R. A. Rastall

  • In vitro fermentation by human fecal microflora of wheat arabinoxylans.

    S A Hughes;P R Shewry;L Li;G R Gibson

  • In vitro fermentation of oat and barley derived β-glucans by human faecal microbiota

    Simon A. Hughes;Peter R. Shewry;Glenn R. Gibson;Barry V. McCleary

  • In Vitro Investigation into the Potential Prebiotic Activity of Honey Oligosaccharides

    María Luz Sanz;Nikolaos Polemis;Valle Morales;Nieves Corzo

  • Functional Oligosaccharides: Application and Manufacture

    R.A. Rastall

  • Purification of oligosaccharides by nanofiltration

    Athanasios K Goulas;Petros G Kapasakalidis;Haydn R Sinclair;Robert A Rastall

  • In vitro fermentability of dextran, oligodextran and maltodextrin by human gut bacteria

    Estibaliz Olano-Martin;Konstantinos C. Mountzouris;Glenn R. Gibson;Robert A. Rastall

  • Oligosaccharides of pitaya (dragon fruit) flesh and their prebiotic properties

    S. Wichienchot;M. Jatupornpipat;R.A. Rastall

  • Recent developments in prebiotics to selectively impact beneficial microbes and promote intestinal health.

    Robert A. Rastall;Glenn R. Gibson

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Kieran M. Tuohy
Kieran M. Tuohy Fondazione Edmund Mach
María Luz Sanz
María Luz Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Maria Saarela
Maria Saarela VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Alistair S. Grandison
Alistair S. Grandison University of Reading
Ian Rowland
Ian Rowland University of Reading
Agustín Olano
Agustín Olano Spanish National Research Council
Gregor Reid
Gregor Reid University of Western Ontario
Arthur C. Ouwehand
Arthur C. Ouwehand DuPont (United States)
Martin J. Woodward
Martin J. Woodward University of Reading

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