Polysaccharide from seeds of plantago asiatica L. increases short-chain fatty acid production and fecal moisture along with lowering pH in mouse colon

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 60, Issue 46, 2012, Pages 11525-11532

  Hu, Jie Lun ^a   Nie, Shao Ping ^a   Min, Fang Fang ^a   Xie, Ming Yong ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

colon pH; colonic content moisture; Plantago asiatica L.; polysaccharide; short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHT; COLONIC CONTENT; CONTROL GROUPS; FECAL MOISTURE; ORAL ADMINISTRATION; PLANTAGO ASIATICA L; PROPIONIC; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

MAMMALS; MOISTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES;

SEED;

PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLON; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PH; PLANT SEED; PLANTAGO;

ANIMALS; COLON; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTAGO; POLYSACCHARIDES; SEEDS; WATER;

MUS; PLANTAGO ASIATICA;

EID: 84869388498     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf302169u     Document Type: Article

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