The potential use of hydrolysed konjac glucomannan as a prebiotic

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1758-1766

  Al Ghazzewi, Farage Hashmi ^a   Khanna, Sheila ^a   Tester, Richard Frank ^a   Piggott, John ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrolysate; Inulin; Konjac glucomannan; Lactic acid bacteria; Prebiotic; Probiotic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; COLUMBA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 34250866802     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2919     Document Type: Article

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