Determination of protein and amino acid digestibility in foods including implications of gut microbial amino acid synthesis

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Fuller, Malcolm ^a  

^a 107 Quaker Path ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Digestion; Fermentation; Microbiota; Protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN METABOLISM;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; ILEUM; INTESTINE, LARGE; METAGENOME; NITROGEN;

ANIMALIA; NASO; SUIDAE;

EID: 84868092037     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512002279     Document Type: Article

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