Gut microbiota can utilize prebiotic birch glucuronoxylan in production of short-chain fatty acids in rats
Emma Kynkäänniemi, Maarit H. Lahtinen, Ching Jian, Anne Salonen, Timo Hatanpää, Kirsi S. Mikkonen, Anne‐Maria Pajari
Abstract
= 0.001). The difference in the concentration of NOCs was not seen when adjusted with fecal weight. GX supplementation supported the normal growth of the rats. Our results indicate that GXpoly and pureGX can favorably affect colonic metabolism and the gut microbiota. They have high potential to be used as prebiotic stabilizers to support more ecologically sustainable food production.
Topics & Concepts
PrebioticGut floraChemistryShort-chain fatty acidFood scienceFatty acidBiochemistryButyrateFermentationDiet and metabolism studiesGut microbiota and healthDiet, Metabolism, and Disease