Effect of oligosaccharides and fibre substitutes on short-chain fatty acid production by human faecal microflora

Anaerobe

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-92

  Velázquez, Madeline ^a   Davies, Catherine ^a   Marett, Rebecca ^a   Slavin, Joanne L ^a   Feirtag, Joellen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonic microflora; Fermentation; Fibre substitutes; Oligosaccharides; SCFA

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CELLULOSE; GUAR GUM; ISPAGULA; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; COLON; DIETARY FIBER; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; HEALTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 0034177384     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anae.1999.0318     Document Type: Article

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