Acarbose enhances human colonic butyrate production

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 717-723

  Weaver, Gary A ^a,b   Tangel, Colette T ^a   Krause, Jean A ^a   Parfitt, Margaret M ^a   Jenkins, Paul L ^a   Rader, Joanne M ^a   Lewis, Bertha A ^c   Miller, Terry L ^d   Wolin, Meyer J ^d  

^a BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acarbose; butyric acid; colonic fermentation; humans; propionic acid; starch

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; BUTYRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FERMENTATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; NORMAL HUMAN;

EID: 0030993192     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.717     Document Type: Article

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