Prebiotic properties of levan in rats

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 348-353

  Jang, Ki Hyo ^a   Kang, Soon Ah ^a   Cho, Yunhi ^a   Kim, Yun Young ^a   Lee, Yun Jung ^a   Hong, Kyunghee ^a   Seong, Kyung Hwa ^a   Kim, So Hye ^a   Kim, Chul Ho ^b   Rhree, Sang Ki ^b   Ha, Sang Do ^c   Choue, Ryowon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^c Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lactic acid producing bacteria; Levan; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CASEIN; CELLULOSE; CHOLINE; CORN OIL; LACTIC ACID; LEVAN; MINERAL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SUCROSE; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CECUM; COLON; COLON FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; INTESTINE WALL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PH MEASUREMENT; RAT;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037560459     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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