Nondigestible carbohydrates isolated from medicinal mushroom sclerotia as novel prebiotics

International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Gao, Shane ^a   Lai, Connie K M ^a   Cheung, Peter Chi Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Medicinal mushrooms; mushroom sclerotia; Nondigestible carbohydrates (NDCs); Prebiotics; Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs)

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; LACTULOSE; NONDIGESTIBLE CARBOHYDRATE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELATUM; FERMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSHROOM; MUSHROOM SCLEROTIA; NONHUMAN; POLYPORUS RHINOCERUS; PORIA COCOS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CELATUM; LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS; POLYPORUS; PORIA COCOS;

EID: 64949147349     PISSN: 15219437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMedMushr.v11.i1.10     Document Type: Article

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