1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990009844520403321

Autore

Kaikobad, Kaiyan Homi

Titolo

Interpretation and revision of international boundary decisions [Risorsa elettronica] / Kaiyan Homi Kaikobad

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press : Ebrary [distributor], 2007

ISBN

9780511293979

Collana

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law

Disciplina

341.42

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Risorsa elettronica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830478603321

Autore

Gibson Glenn R

Titolo

Prebiotics [[electronic resource] ] : development & application / / G.R. Gibson and R.A. Rastall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2006

ISBN

1-280-44878-4

9786610448784

0-470-02315-5

0-470-02314-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RastallR. A

Disciplina

616.9/201

616.9201

Soggetti

Prebiotics

Bacteria - Health aspects

Colon (Anatomy) - Microbiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Prebiotics: Development & Application; Contents; List of Contributors; 1 Human Colonic Microbiology and the Role of Dietary Intervention: Introduction to Prebiotics; 2 Manufacture of Prebiotic Oligosaccharides; 3 Inulin-type Fructans as Prebiotics; 4 Galacto-oligosaccharides as Prebiotics; 5 Emerging Prebiotic Carbohydrates; 6 Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Human Gut; 7 Dietary Intervention for Improving Human Health: Acute Disorders; 8 Dietary Intervention for Improving Human Health: Chronic Disorders; 9 Extra Intestinal Effects of Prebiotics and Probiotics

10 Prebiotic Impacts on Companion Animals11 Prebiotics: Past, Present and Future; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The prebiotic concept works on the basis that many potentially health-promoting microorganisms are already present in humans. Prebiotics are non-digestible food ingredients that stimulate activity in targeted microorganisms, to improve the health of the individual. Prebiotics can be incorporated into many foodstuffs such as beverages, health and sports drinks, infant formulae, cereals, bread, savoury products and so forth, and are receiving much commercial interest. Prebiotics: Development and Application is the first book to consolidate research in this emerging area of 'functional f