title: Effect of the viscosity or deacetylation degree of chitosan on fecal fat excreted from rats fed on a high-fat diet.
abstract: Several chitosan preparations, either with a comparable degree of deacetylation but differing viscosity or with comparable viscosity but a differing degree of deacetylation, were examined for their effect on the fecal fat excreted from rats fed on a high-fat diet. As the viscosity or deacetylation degree of a chitosan preparation increased, the more its effect on the apparent fat digestibility by rats became conspicuous. A supplement of ascorbic acid to each chitosan diets resulted in a significant depression of fat digestion and absorption in the lumen. The chitosan intake caused a higher level of fat to be excreted in the feces of the corn oil-receiving rats than the lard-receiving ones, although the effect was strong with both diet groups.
authors.affiliation: Applied Bioresearch Center, Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., Gunma, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Deuchi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kanauchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imasato
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002686:Chitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D048271:Chitosan; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005243:Feces / Q000737:chemistry*; D006490:Hemostatics / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D006490:Hemostatics; D002686:Chitin; D048271:Chitosan