The effect of pre-and probiotics on the colonic ammonia metabolism in humans as measured by lactose-[15N2] ureide

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1215-1221

  Wutzke, K D ^a   Lotz, M ^b   Zipprich, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Emsland Group GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ammonia metabolism; human colon; lactose 15N2 ureide; prebiotics; probiotics

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LACTOSE UREIDE N 15; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT; YOGHURT;

ADULT; AMMONIA FORMATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN URINE LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PEA; POTATO; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AMMONIA; COLON; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LACTOSE; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PEAS; PLANT TUBERS; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; SEEDS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; STARCH; UREA; YOGURT; YOUNG ADULT;

LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 77957849448     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.120     Document Type: Article

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