The effect of the undigested fraction of maize products on the activity and composition of the microbiota determined in a dynamic in vitro model of the human proximal large intestine

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 657-666

  Maathuis, Annet ^a   Venema, Koen ^a   Hoffman, Andrew ^b   Evans, Annette ^b   Sanders, Lisa ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Tate and Lyle   (United States)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Fiber; In vitro model; Micro array; Microbiota; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIGESTION; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIFIDOBACTERIUM; DIGESTION; HUMANS; INTESTINE, LARGE; METAGENOME; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955858070     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2009.10719798     Document Type: Article

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