Chondroitin sulfate disaccharides modified the structure and function of the murine gut microbiome under healthy and stressed conditions

Abstract Chondroitin sulfate (CS) has been widely used for medical and nutraceutical purposes due to its roles in maintaining tissue structural integrity. We investigated if CS disaccharides may act as a bioactive compound and modulate gut microbial composition in mice. Our data show that CS disacch...

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Main Authors: Fang Liu, Na Zhang, Zhaojie Li, Xiong Wang, Hongjie Shi, Changhu Xue, Robert W. Li, Qingjuan Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05860-6