Abstract:Background: Carrageenans (CGNs) are widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries. However, the safety of CGNs is still under debate, because degraded CGNs have been reported to promote an intestinal inflammatory response in animal models. Here, we studied the relationship among CGNs, human gut microbiota, and the host inflammatory response.Methods: TLC was selected for detecting the degradation of KCPs by human gut microbiota in vitro batch fermentation system. PCR-DGGE and real time PCR were used for stu… Show more
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