Hydroxycinnamic acids in the digestive tract of livestock and humans

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 373-378

  Chesson, Andrew ^a   Provan, Gordon J ^a   Russell, Wendy R ^a   Scobbie, Lorraine ^a   Richardson, Anthony J ^a   Stewart, Colin ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Dehydrodimers; Ferulic acid; Human; Hydroxycinnamic acids; Microbial metabolism; Ruminant; Transformation

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYPHENYLPROPIONIC ACID; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID; BENZOIC ACID; CAFFEIC ACID; COUMARIC ACID; DEMETHYLATION; FERULIC ACID; GLUCURONIDE; HIPPURIC ACID; HUMAN; PARA COUMARIC ACID;

EID: 0033020837     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(19990301)79:3<373::AID-JSFA257>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Review

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