Prebiotic effect of diosgenin, an immunoactive steroidal sapogenin of the Chinese yam

Food Chemistry

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 428-432

  Huang, Chung Hsiung ^a   Cheng, Jin Yi ^b   Deng, Ming Chung ^c   Chou, Chung Hsi ^a   Jan, Tong Rong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese yam; Diosgenin; Lactobacillus; Prebiotic; Sapogenin

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

CHINESE YAM; DIOSGENIN; LACTOBACILLUS; PREBIOTICS; SAPOGENIN;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS;

DIOSGENIN; HECOGENIN; OVALBUMIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SARSASAPOGENIN; SOLASODINE; STIGMASTEROL; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITA; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; FECES MICROFLORA; FOOD ALLERGY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS MURINUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ANIMAL; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT TUBER; YAM;

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS MURINUS; LACTOBACILLUS REUTERI; MURINAE; MUS;

ANIMALS; DIOSCOREA; DIOSGENIN; FECES; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTESTINES; LACTOBACILLUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT TUBERS; PREBIOTICS; STEROIDS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84355161976     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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