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SweetBiotix®: Scientific and commercial update
SweetBiotix®: Scientific and commercial update.
About this update from Optibiotix Health Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 1426U OptiBiotix Health PLC 27 March 2019 \n\n \nThe \"SweetBiotix®: Scientific and commercial update\" announcement released on 27 March 2019 at 7.00am under RNS No 0786U was released with incorrect text and should be disregarded. The below is the correct text.\n \nOptiBiotix Health plc\n(\"OptiBiotix\" or the \"Company\")\n \nSweetBiotix®: Scientific and commercial update\n \nOptiBiotix Health plc (AIM: OPTI), a life sciences business developing compounds to tackle obesity, high cholesterol, diabetes and skin care, provides the following scientific, manufacturing and commercial update on its sweet fibre (SweetBiotix®) technology platform.\n \nScientific Update\nOptiBiotix has a number of development programmes creating natural sweet fibres (SweetBiotix®) with the potential to meet the needs of both the natural high intensity sweetener and bulk sugar markets. These markets are collectively forecast to reach $112bn by 2022 (Mordor Intelligence, 2017). OptiBiotix's products are differentiated from other natural sweeteners and sugar substitutes on the market in that they been developed:-\n \ni. To be dietary fibres proving no contribution to sugar intake\nii. Have low glycemic index\niii. Enhance the gut microbiome providing additional potential health benefits\niv. Have intense sweetness (High Intensity Sweeteners) or sweetness similar to sugar (depending on product)\n \nRecent gut model studies have shown that OptiBiotix's high intensity derived sweeteners enhance the gut microbiome, significantly increasing the number and activity (short-chain fatty acids -SCFA) of bacterial species typically associated with good gut health when compared to current natural sweeteners (e.g. stevia, mogrosides). SCFA's are the body's molecular messengers widely known for their importance in gut health & immunity and are one of the main ways in which the g...