Source of gut microbiota determines oat β-glucan degradation and short chain fatty acid-producing pathway

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Overall, our data suggested that β-glucan could be completely hydrolyzed by human fecal microbiota but not thoroughly degraded by mice fecal microbiota. The notion shed some light on the effect of gut microbial source on β-glucan degradation, providing new information for the relationship between β-glucan metabolism and gut microbiota. CLICK TO REVIEW