Production and physiological action of the disaccharide lactulose

International Dairy Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 731-741

  Schuster Wolff Buhring R ^a   Fischer, L ^a   Hinrichs, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYZED SYNTHESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONIC MOTILITY; COMPLEXING AGENTS; DIFFERENT PROCESS; DOSE-DEPENDENT; ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS; FOOD INGREDIENTS; HUMAN DIGESTION; INTESTINAL FLORA; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 77955510149     PISSN: 09586946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.idairyj.2010.05.004     Document Type: Review

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