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Extracellular and cell‐associated glycosidase activities in different regions of the human large intestine
Author(s) -
Macfarlane G.T.,
Gibson G.R.,
Cummings J.H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1991.tb00488.x
Subject(s) - glycoside hydrolase , extracellular , bacteria , large intestine , enzyme , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , cell , small intestine , biochemistry , anaerobic bacteria , genetics
Viable counts of anaerobic bacteria increased distally from the right to left regions of the human colon. A wide variety of cell‐bound glycosidases were detected in the bowel and their specific activities were generally greater in the right colon. High levels of enzymes associated with the degradation of endogenously produced glyco‐proteins were found throughout the large intestine without significant regional differences.