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SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACID [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the end products of fermentation of dietary fibers by the anaerobic intestinal microbiota, have been shown to exert multiple beneficial effects on mammalian energy metabolism.

OBS

short-chain fatty acid: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • short-chain fatty acids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Les acides gras à chaîne courte (AGCC), principaux produits de la fermentation bactérienne colique des glucides et des acides aminés provenant de substrats exogènes et endogènes, constituent l'essentiel des anions organiques présents dans le côlon.

OBS

acide gras à chaîne courte : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • acides gras à chaîne courte

Spanish

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