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Metabolism of plant cell wall components in the rat
Reference
D02389
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Dr Martin Eastwood
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor Stephen Fry
Institution
University of Edinburgh
Department
Centre for Reproductive Biology
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
215,386
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
11/09/1994
End date
11/10/1997
Duration
37 months
Abstract
Fermentation of non starch polysaccharide of the bacterial microflora is an important process in the caecum and colon. We have produced labelled 14C plant cell wall as a source of dietary fibre using spinach cell cultures to label specific carbons in the cellulose, hemicellulose, glycoprotein and phenolic cell wall components. The continued study is to follow the fermentation and subsequent metabolism of these residues in expired gases, organs and other body tissues of the rat. Such studies will allow a description of the nutrition provided by non- starch polysaccharides.
Summary
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Committee
Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics
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Research Priority
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Research Initiative
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Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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