Evaluation on prebiotic properties of β-glucan and oligo-β-glucan from mushrooms by human fecal microbiota in fecal batch culture

Functional Foods in Health and Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 395-405

  Chaikliang, Chiraphon ^a   Wichienchot, Santad ^a   Youravoug, Wirote ^a   Graidist, Potchanapond ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Fecal batch culture; Mushroom; Oligo glucan; Prebiotic; glucan

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992711745     PISSN: 23787007     EISSN: 21603855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31989/ffhd.v5i11.209     Document Type: Article

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