Unhydrolyzed and hydrolyzed konjac glucomannans modulated cecal and fecal microflora in Balb/c mice

Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1059-1064

  Chen, Hsiao Ling ^a   Fan, Ying Hsin ^a   Chen, Mei En ^a   Chan, You ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Bifidobacteria; Clostridium perfringens; Glucomannan; Hydrolysate; Short chain fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID; CELLULOSE; MANNAN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FECES MICROFLORA; FEEDING; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH JUICE; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CECUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MANNANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PROBIOTICS; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 24644435854     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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