Chitosan shifts the fermentation site toward the distal colon and increases the fecal short-chain fatty acids concentrations in rats

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-64

  Yao, Hsien Tsung ^a   Chiang, Meng Tsan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial enzyme; Chitosan; Fermentation site; Rats; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; BUTYRIC ACID; CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; FECES LIPID; HYALURONIDASE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CECUM; CELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; GLUCURONIDASE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIVER; MALE; POLYSACCHARIDE-LYASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TRIGLYCERIDES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33748548083     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.76.2.57     Document Type: Article

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