Effect of dietary fiber on intestinal bacterial beta-glucuronidase activity in chicks fed a cholesterol-containing diet.
The effect of dietary fiber isolated from blackgram (Phaseolus mungo) was studied on the metabolic activity of microflora in the large intestine and cecum in chicks fed a cholesterol diet. The results indicate that inclusion of cholesterol in the diet increased the bacterial as well as tissue (large intestine, small intestine, and cecum) beta-glucuronidase activity when compared to a cholesterol-free diet. Dietary fiber isolated from blackgram when given at 30% level to chicks fed a cholesterol diet significantly lowered bacterial as well as tissue beta-glucuronidase activity. Pure cellulose at the same level did not have this effect.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D002432:Cecum / Q000201:enzymology; D002482:Cellulose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002645:Chickens; D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary / Q000378:metabolism; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005966:Glucuronidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000201:enzymology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000201:enzymology; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*
D002791:Cholesterol, Dietary; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002482:Cellulose; D005966:Glucuronidase