Dietary saponins from four popular herbal tea exert prebiotic-like effects on gut microbiota in C57BL/6 mice

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 892-902

  Chen, Lei ^a   Tai, William C S ^a   Hsiao, W L Wendy ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

Author keywords

ERIC PCR; Gut microbiota; Herbal saponins; Prebiotic like effects

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; FAECALIBACTERIUM PRAUSNITZII; FIRMICUTES; GYNOSTEMMA PENTAPHYLLUM; LACTOBACILLUS; MUS; PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 84938851886     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2015.06.050     Document Type: Article

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