Digestive fates of soluble polysaccharides from marine macroalgae: involvement of the colonic microflora and physiological consequences for the host

J Appl Bacteriol. 1996 Apr;80(4):349-69. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1996.tb03230.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Agar / metabolism
  • Alginates / metabolism
  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Carcinogens / pharmacology
  • Carrageenan / metabolism
  • Carrageenan / pharmacology
  • Carrageenan / toxicity
  • Colon / microbiology*
  • Digestion*
  • Eukaryota / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Marine Biology
  • Polysaccharides / metabolism*
  • Polysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Polysaccharides / toxicity

Substances

  • Alginates
  • Carcinogens
  • Polysaccharides
  • Carrageenan
  • Agar