Fermentation of gum arabic by gut microbiota using in vitro colon model

• Main Authors: Ahallil, Hammad, Abdullah, Aminah, Maskat, Mohamad Yusof, Sarbini, Shahrul R.
• Format: Article
• Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79891/; https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5111252
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

At birth, the human colon is rapidly colonized by gut microbes. Owing to their vast number and their capacity to ferment prebiotics, these gastrointestinal microbes act as an environmental factor that affects the host’s physiology and metabolism, particularly in the context of obesity and its relate...