Curdlan and gellan gum, bacterial gel-forming polysaccharides, exhibit different effects on lipid metabolism, cecal fermentation and fecal bile acid excretion in rats.

Shimizu, J

Curdlan and gellan gum, bacterial gel-forming polysaccharides, exhibit different effects on lipid metabolism, cecal fermentation and fecal bile acid excretion in rats. [electronic resource] - Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology Jun 1999 - 251-62 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0301-4800

10.3177/jnsv.45.251 doi


Animals
Bile Acids and Salts--metabolism
Cecum--drug effects
Cholesterol--blood
Diet
Feces--chemistry
Fermentation--drug effects
Gastrointestinal Transit--drug effects
Glucans--administration & dosage
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Lipid Metabolism
Lipids--blood
Liver--drug effects
Male
Polysaccharides, Bacterial--administration & dosage
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
beta-Glucans