Effects of phlorotannin and polysaccharide fractions of brown seaweed Silvetia compressa on human gut microbiota composition using an in vitro colonic model

Few studies had demonstrated the interaction of phlorotannins and polysaccharides from algae on microbial diversity and growth of probiotic bacteria on the early stages of colonic fermentation. Silvetia compresssa hydroethanolic extract rich in phlorotannins and its isolated polysaccharides fraction...

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Main Authors: Benjamín Vázquez-Rodríguez, Liliana Santos-Zea, Erick Heredia-Olea, Laura Acevedo-Pacheco, Arlette Santacruz, Janet A. Gutiérrez-Uribe, Lucia Elizabeth Cruz-Suárez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464621002450