In vitro study on gas generation and prebiotic effects of some carbohydrates and their mixtures

Anaerobe

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 193-199

  Ghoddusi, H B ^a   Grandison, M A ^a   Grandison, A S ^a   Tuohy, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch culture; Composition; Gas production; Index; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GLUCOSE POLYMER; INULIN; ISOMALTOOLIGOSACCHARIDE DERIVATIVE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH FERMENTATION; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLON; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FECES; FERMENTATION; GASES; GLUCANS; HUMANS; INULIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PROBIOTICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 36048955412     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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