Effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates on the gut microflora of mice

Abdulmnem A. Elamir; Richard F. Tester; Farage H. Al-Ghazzewi; Hakim Y. Kaal; Amna A. Ghalbon; Najat A. Elmegrahai; John R. Piggott

doi:10.1108/00346650810906930

Effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates on the gut microflora of mice

Abdulmnem A. Elamir, Richard F. Tester, Farage H. Al-Ghazzewi, Hakim Y. Kaal, Amna A. Ghalbon, Najat A. Elmegrahai, John R. Piggott

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of depolymerised mannans and specifically konjac glucomannan hydrolysates (GMH) on the colonic microflora of mice. Blood glucose and cholesterol were also measured. Two groups (n¿=¿20) of 12-week old Wister mice were used for a period of 14 weeks. One group (treatment group) were fed diets containing 5 per cent konjac GMH dissolved in drinking water in addition to the control (group) standard diet. Faecal microflora, feed consumption, body weight, blood glucose and cholesterol were determined.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	422-429
Number of pages	8
Journal	Nutrition and Food Science
Volume	38
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/00346650810906930
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

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Keywords

gut microflora
food microbiolgoy
glucomannan

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Elamir, A. A., Tester, R. F., Al-Ghazzewi, F. H., Kaal, H. Y., Ghalbon, A. A., Elmegrahai, N. A., & Piggott, J. R. (2008). Effects of konjac glucomannan hydrolysates on the gut microflora of mice. Nutrition and Food Science, 38(5), 422-429. https://doi.org/10.1108/00346650810906930

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