In vitro kinetic analysis of carbohydrate and aromatic amino acid metabolism of different members of the human colon

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-33

  Van der Meulen, Roel ^a   Camu, Nicholas ^a   Van Vooren, Timo ^a   Heymans, Christophe ^a   De Vuyst, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatic amino acids; Carbohydrates; Colon fermentation; Cross feeding

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; BIFIDOBACTERIACEAE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CLOSTRIDIOFORME; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERMENTATION; FERMENTATION MEDIUM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN;

AMINO ACIDS, AROMATIC; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; KINETICS;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CLOSTRIDIOFORME;

EID: 43049176643     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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