Xanthan gum and colonic function in man

Xanthan gum and colonic function in man.

It was with interest that I read this paper, which looks at the effect of feeding xanthan gum on colonic function in man. The authors look at whether it is possible to predict the laxative effect of a polysaccharide from its fermentation characteristics in vitro, as proposed by Adiotomre et al. (1990). However, the authors have not used the methodology used in the Adiotomre paper and, therefore...

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The effect of feeding xanthan gum on colonic function in man: correlation with in vitro determinants of bacterial breakdown

Xanthan gum (15 g/d) was given for 10 d to eighteen normal volunteers. In vivo measurements of stool output, transit time, frequency of defaecation and flatulence were compared with a preceding control period of 10 d. At the end of the control and test periods fresh faecal homogenate from each subject was anaerobically incubated with xanthan gum and control solutions to assess the ability of th...

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The effect of feeding xanthan gum on colonic function in man: correlation with in vitro determinants of bacterial breakdown.

Xanthan gum (15 g/d) was given for 10 d to eighteen normal volunteers. In vivo measurements of stool output, transit time, frequency of defaecation and flatulence were compared with a preceding control period of 10 d. At the end of the control and test periods fresh faecal homogenate from each subject was anaerobically incubated with xanthan gum and control solutions to assess the ability of th...

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The effect of feeding xanthan gum on colonic function in man: correlation with in vitro determinants of bacterial breakdown

Xanthan gum (15 g/d) was given for 10 d to eighteen normal volunteers. In vivo measurements of stool output, transit time, frequency of defaecation and flatulence were compared with a preceding control period of 10 d. At the end of the control and test periods fresh faecal homogenate from each subject was anaerobically incubated with xanthan gum and control solutions to assess the ability of th...

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Xanthan gum: production, recovery, and properties.

Xanthan gum is a microbial polysaccharide of great commercial significance. This review focuses on various aspects of xanthan production, including the producing organism Xanthomonas campestris, the kinetics of growth and production, the downstream recovery of the polysaccharide, and the solution properties of xanthan.

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Xanthan gum and colonic function in man

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