Increased growth of Bifidobacterium and Eubacterium by germinated barley foodstuff, accompanied by enhanced butyrate production in healthy volunteers

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 175-179

  Kanauchi, Osamu ^a,b,c   Fujiyama, Yoshihide ^b   Kehchimitsuyama, ^c   Araki, Yoshio ^a   Ishii, Takashi ^a   Nakamura, Tomohiko ^b   Hitomi, Yoshitaka ^a   Agata, Kazue ^c   Saiki, Tomohisa ^a   Andoh, Akira ^b   Toyonaga, Atsushi ^a   Bamba, Tadao ^b  

^a KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Barley; Bifldobacterium; Butyrate; Eubacierium; Germination

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARLEY; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; EUBACTERIUM; FEMALE; FOOD; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BUTYRATES; EUBACTERIUM; FEMALE; FOOD; GERMINATION; HORDEUM; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0033068825     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.3.2.175     Document Type: Article

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