Effect of the novel polysaccharide PolyGlycopleX® on short-chain fatty acid production in a computer-controlled in vitro model of the human large intestine

Nutrients

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1115-1127

  Reimer, Raylene A ^a   Maathuis, Annet J H ^b   Venema, Koen ^b   Lyon, Michael R ^c,d   Gahler, Roland J ^e   Wood, Simon ^d,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c Canadian Centre for Functional Medicine   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Factors R and D Technologies   (Canada)

^f InovoBiologic Inc   (Canada)

^g CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Functional fiber; Microbial fermentation; Polysaccharide; Propionate

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED CHAIN FATTY ACID; CELLULOSE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; POLYGLYCOPLEX; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DIETARY FIBER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FERMENTATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LARGE INTESTINE; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALGINATES; BUTYRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FATTY ACIDS; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTESTINE, LARGE; MICROBIOTA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PROPIONATES; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

EID: 84897889912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu6031115     Document Type: Article

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