Amino acid metabolism in intestinal bacteria: Links between gut ecology and host health

Frontiers in Bioscience

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1768-1786

  Dai, Zhao Lai ^a   Wu, Guoyao ^b,c   Zhu, Wei Yun ^a  

^a NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amino Acid Metabolism; Diversity; Gut Bacteria; Health; Modulation; Review

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

AMINO ACID; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SYNBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; ECOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; ECOLOGY; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH; HUMANS; PROBIOTICS; SYNBIOTICS;

EID: 79955018521     PISSN: 27686701     EISSN: 27686698     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/3820     Document Type: Article

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