Effects of fibre derived from passion fruit seed on the activities of ileum mucosal enzymes and colonic bacterial enzymes in hamsters

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2119-2124

  Chau, Chi Fai ^a   Huang, Ya Ling ^a   Chang, Fang Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Enzyme; Hamsters; Insoluble fibre; Intestinal health; Passion fruit seed

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; PASSIFLORA EDULIS;

EID: 24344452402     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2230     Document Type: Article

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