Fermentation of various dietary fiber sources by human fecal bacteria

Nutrition Research

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1119-1131

  Bourquin, Leslie D ^a,b   Titgemeyer, Evan C ^a,c   Fahey Jr , George C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Animal Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic fermentation; Dietary fiber; Humans; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACACIA SENEGAL; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA;

EID: 0029886692     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0271-5317(96)00116-9     Document Type: Article

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