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SUBMITTER: Boets E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4663568 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boets Eef E Deroover Lise L Houben Els E Vermeulen Karen K Gomand Sara V SV Delcour Jan A JA Verbeke Kristin K
Nutrients 20151028 11
Short chain fatty acids (SCFA), including acetate, propionate, and butyrate, are produced during bacterial fermentation of undigested carbohydrates in the human colon. In this study, we applied a stable-isotope dilution method to quantify the in vivo colonic production of SCFA in healthy humans after consumption of inulin. Twelve healthy subjects performed a test day during which a primed continuous intravenous infusion with [1-(13)C]acetate, [1-(13)C]propionate and [1-(13)C]butyrate (12, 1.2 an ...[more]