Resistant starch lowers fecal concentrations of ammonia and phenols in humans

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 766-772

  Birkett, Anne ^a   Muir, Jane ^a   Phillips, Jodi ^a   Jones, Gwyn ^a   O'Dea, Kenn ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ammonia; colon; feces; fermentation; nitrogen; phenols; protein; Resistant starch; urine

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN METABOLISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0029883793     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/63.5.766     Document Type: Article

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