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JOURNAL OF ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY-SCIENCE B
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 258-263Publisher
ZHEJIANG UNIV
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0820261
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Oligosaccharides; Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs); Bifidobacteria; Lactobacilli; Mouse
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- Bureau of Science and Technology of Zhejiang Province, China [2006C12098]
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The purpose of this study was to clarify effects of selected oligosaccharides on concentrations of cecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), total large bowel wet weight and wall weight, and cecal microbiota levels in mice. Mice were respectively given gavage of selected fructooligosaccharides (FOS), galactooligosaccharides (GOS), mannanoligosaccharides (MOS), and chitooligosaccharides (COS) [1000 mg/(kg body weight center dot d)]. Control group was given physiological saline solution. After 14 d treatment, SCFAs and lactate in mice cecum were significantly increased (P < 0.05) by intake of oligosaccharides, especially FOS and GOS. Thus, providing these oligosaccharides as ingredients in nutritional formulas may benefit the gastrointestinal tract.
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