The impact of lemon pectin characteristics on TLR activation and T84 intestinal epithelial cell barrier function

Sufficient dietary fibre intake reduces the risk of several diseases, but the mechanisms linking fibre structure and health effects remain unclear. To analyse the influence of the amount of methyl groups esterified to the backbone, lemon pectins of different degrees of methyl esterification (30, 56,...

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Main Authors: Leonie M. Vogt, Neha M. Sahasrabudhe, Uttara Ramasamy, Diederick Meyer, Gerdie Pullens, Marijke M. Faas, Koen Venema, Henk A. Schols, Paul de Vos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
TLR
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616000566