Curdlan and gellan gum, bacterial gel-forming polysaccharides, exhibit different effects on lipid metabolism, cecal fermentation and fecal bile acid excretion in rats

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-262

  Shimizu, Jun ^a   Wada, Masahiro ^a   Takita, Toshichika ^a   Innami, Satoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol metabolism; Curdlan; Fecal bile acid excretion; Gellan gum; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BILE ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CELLULOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CURDLAN; GELLAN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LACTIC ACID; LIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; INTESTINE FLORA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032808299     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.45.251     Document Type: Article

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