Intestinal luminal nitrogen metabolism: Role of the gut microbiota and consequences for the host

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-107

  Davila, Anne Marie ^a   Blachier, François ^a   Gotteland, Martin ^b   Andriamihaja, Mireille ^a   Benetti, Pierre Henri ^a   Sanz, Yolanda ^c   Tomé, Daniel ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gut microbiota; Host health; Intestine; Nitrogen metabolism; Protein, Amino acid

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; CLOMETACIN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDOLE; PHENOL; POLYAMINE; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTESTINE FLORA; LARGE INTESTINE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; INTESTINES; METAGENOME; NITROGEN; PROTEINS;

EID: 84872291131     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2012.11.005     Document Type: Review

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