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Role of gut bacteria in human toxicology and pharmacology
xvii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Gut bacteriology -- The normal gut bacterial flora -- The metabolic activity of gut bacteria -- The use of gnotobiotic animals in studies of toxicology -- Nitrogen metabolism -- Intestinal flora in the conservation of body nitrogen -- Nitrate pharmacology and toxicology -- N-nitroso compounds -- Metabolism of nitrogen compounds: Miscellaneous compounds -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Toxicology of butyrate and short-chain fatty acids -- Fat metabolism -- Bacteria and fat digestion -- Interactions between fat substitutes and gut bacteria -- Sulphur metabolism -- The metabolism of sulphur compounds by gut bacteria -- Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB).
Metabolism of miscellaneous compounds -- The interaction of the gut flora with metal compounds -- Vitamin K and selected water-soluble vitamins: Roles of the gut bacteria in nutrition and pharmacology -- Factors governing biliary excretion -- Mechanism and consequences of enterohepatic circulation (EHC) -- Probiotics.
Influence of the probiotics, lactobacilli and bifidobacteria on gastrointestinal disorders in adults.
Includes bibliographical references and index.