Effects of new dietary fiber from Japanese apricot (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc.) on gut function and intestinal microflora in adult mice

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2088-2099

  Tamura, Motoi ^a   Ohnishi, Yuriko ^b   Kotani, Tatsuya ^b   Gato, Nobuki ^b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Nakano BC Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Fecal output; Intestinal flora; Plasma lipids; Ume

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHOLESTEROL; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; PECTIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; PLANT EXTRACT; PRUNUS MUME EXTRACT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LIPID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APRICOT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID BLOOD LEVEL; PRUNUS MUME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CECUM; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; JAPAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PRUNUS;

BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIUM; MUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS MUME;

ANIMALS; BACTEROIDES; CECUM; CELLULOSE; CLOSTRIDIUM; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; JAPAN; LIPIDS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRUNUS;

EID: 79953906279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12042088     Document Type: Article

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