Chlorogenic acid bioavailability largely depends on its metabolism by the gut microflora in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1853-1859

  Gonthier, Marie Paule ^a   Verny, Marie Anne ^a   Besson, Catherine ^a   Rémésy, Christian ^a   Scalbert, Augustin ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Chlorogenic acid; Gut microflora; Microbial metabolites; Polyphenols; Rats

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CAFFEIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; COUMARIC ACID; FERULIC ACID; HIPPURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOFERULIC ACID; PHENYLPROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL; QUINIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; RAT; URINARY EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038653491     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/133.6.1853     Document Type: Article

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