Sentences with phrase «large oligosaccharides»

Under normal conditions, large oligosaccharides like lactulose should not be able to traverse the intestinal barrier, while small monosaccharides like mannitol or rhamnose should be able to pass across freely.

In this way he discovered that Bifidobacterium infantis, one of the dominant bacteria present in the poop of healthy breast - fed babies, is particularly good at eating large oligosaccharides capped at the end with a particular kind of sugar unit.

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Certain breakdown products of oligosaccharides — namely short - chain fatty acids (SCFAs)-- may have beneficial effect on large intestinal lining.

Oligosaccharides, except maltotriose, are indigestible, which means humans lack enzymes to break them down in the small intestine, so they reach the large intestine, where beneficial colonic bacteria break them down (ferment) to absorbable nutrients, which provide some energy — about 2 Calories (kilocalories) per gram in average [1].

Ingestion of large amount of oligosaccharides can result in abdominal bloating and excessive gas (flatulence).

Studies suggest that dietary fiber from whole grains such as wheat and oats increases stool weight.31 The increase in stool weight is caused by the presence of fiber, water that the fiber holds, and partial fermentation of fiber and oligosaccharides, which increases the amount of beneficial bacteria in stool.32 The large intestine responds to the larger and softer mass of residue produced by a higher fiber diet by contracting, which speeds the movement of the bowel contents towards excretion.

Effect of nondigestible oligosaccharides on large - bowel functions, blood lipid con - centrations and glucose absorption in young healthy male subjects.