Effects of germinated barley foodstuff in preventing diarrhea and forming normal feces in ceco-colectomized rats.
Germinated barley foodstuff (GBF) derived from the aleurone and scutellum fractions of germinated barley was rich in glutamine and low-lignified hemicellulose. The diarrhea caused by ceco-colectomy could be prevented by feeding GBF to rats. GBF could also increase the protein content and sucrase activity of small intestinal mucosa in this model. This diarrhea-preventive effect of GBF would be based on the water-holding capacity and bulging force under alkaline conditions, e.g. in the small intestine.
Kanauchi
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Applied Bioresearch Center, Corporate Research and Development Division Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd., Gunma, Japan.
Nakamura
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Agata
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Fushiki
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Hara
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D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight; D002431:Cecostomy; D002482:Cellulose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003082:Colectomy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005243:Feces; D018525:Germination; D001467:Hordeum / Q000502:physiology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000503:physiopathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013393:Sucrase / Q000032:analysis
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D002482:Cellulose; D013393:Sucrase