The gastrointestinal behavior of saponins and its significance for their bioavailability and bioactivities
Saponins are bioactive compounds of increasing interest. The events that take place during digestion are highly related to their bioactivities, because saponins are poorly absorbed and have a long residence time in the intestinal tract. The poor bioavailability of saponins is explained by a sum of f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617307041 |