Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2021; 27(18): 2160-2176
Published online May 14, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i18.2160
Table 4 Partially hydrolyzed guar gum-mediated profiles of short-chain fatty acids in cecal contents
Short chain fatty acids (mmol/g)
Control
Control + PHGG
NAFLD
NAFLD + PHGG
Succinic acid0.82 ± 0.340.85 ± 0.365.08 ± 2.27a5.28 ± 2.20a
Lactic acid0.05 ± 0.080.09 ± 0.130.40 ± 0.46a0.45 ± 0.39a
Formic acid0.89 ± 0.091.90 ± 0.06a0.72 ± 0.16a0.83 ± 0.28b
Acetic acid41.2 ± 6.047.9 ± 8.8a32.8 ± 5.3a33.1 ± 7.9a
Propionic acid8.18 ± 1.149.16 ± 1.04a9.76 ± 2.56a9.82 ± 3.39a
Isobutyric acid1.19 ± 0.111.04 ± 0.111.44 ± 0.20a1.06 ± 0.28b
Butyric acid8.86 ± 2.4213.81 ± 5.14a3.91 ± 0.58a3.34 ± 1.09a
Isovaleric acid0.33 ± 0.140.12 ± 0.11a1.05 ± 0.40a0.38 ± 0.40b
Valeric acid0.49 ± 0.180.48 ± 0.140.50 ± 0.220.18 ± 0.17a,b