Studies on amine production in the human colon: Enumeration of amine forming bacteria and physiological effects of carbohydrate and pH

Anaerobe

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 285-297

  Smith, E A ^a   Macfarlane, G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amines; Amino acid decarboxylation; Colonic bacteria; Large intestine

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC AMINE; AMINE; BUTYLAMINE; CADAVERINE; CARBOHYDRATE; DIMETHYLAMINE; HISTAMINE; METHYLAMINE; PHENETHYLAMINE; PIPERIDINE; PROPYLAMINE; TRYPTAMINE;

ARTICLE; ASCENDING COLON; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; COLON; DESCENDING COLON; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE FLORA; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030269963     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1996.0037     Document Type: Article

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