In this review, we present the main luminal fuels that are responsible for energy production
in colonocytes, namely the bacterial metabolites short-chain fatty acids and lactate, which …

The intestinal microflora provides opportunities for microbial physiological research. The
metabolic interactions of bacterial inhabitants of the intestinal community, bacterial …

The availability of energy from the diet is determined by the extent of digestion and
absorption and the metabolic activity of the colonic microflora. Attempts to measure the …

This review tries to find a scientific answer on the following two questions:(1) to what extent
do we understand the specific role of colonic microbial metabolites, especially short-chain …

In this book an attempt has been made to give an update on the flora of the human digestive
tract and its role in disease. This is a subject that has implications in many disciplines; the …

Although there is no doubt that numerous metabolites produced by the bacteria from
alimentary compounds in the intestinal fluid are active, either positively or negatively, on the …

The intestinal microbiota in the mammalian large intestine metabolizes numerous alimentary
compounds that are not digested and absorbed in the small intestine. By doing so …

Numerous substrates from alimentary origin are metabolized by the gut microbiota. Their
luminal concentrations are the net result of production, utilization, and absorption through …

Human gut bacteria produce metabolites that support energy and carbon metabolism of
colonic epithelial cells. While butyrate is commonly considered the primary fuel, it alone …

The intestinal epithelium in both the small and the large intestine represents a selective
barrier between the luminal fluid and the bloodstream. This structure is rapidly renewed from …