Lactate is mainly fermented to butyrate by human intestinal microfloras but inter-individual variation is evident

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 201-212

  Bourriaud, C ^a   Robins, R J ^b   Martin, L ^c   Kozlowski, F ^a   Tenailleau, E ^b   Cherbut, C ^a   Michel, Catherine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c Human Nutrition Research Center of Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

Butyrate synthesis; Colonic fermentation; Human intestinal microflora; Lactate metabolism; NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BUTYRATE SYNTHESIS; COLONIC FERMENTATION; FATTY ACID PRODUCTIONS; HUMAN FAECAL; HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROFLORA; IN-VITRO; LACTATE METABOLISMS; MICROFLORAE; NMR-SPECTROSCOPY; SHORTER CHAINS;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

ACETYL COENZYME A; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON 13; LACTIC ACID; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; VALERIC ACID;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVIDS; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; ISOTOPE LABELING; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 21244503098     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02605.x     Document Type: Article

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