The impact of date palm fruits and their component polyphenols, on gut microbial ecology, bacterial metabolites and colon cancer cell proliferation

The fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a rich source of dietary fibre and polyphenols. We have investigated gut bacterial changes induced by the whole date fruit extract (digested date extract; DDE) and its polyphenol-rich extract (date polyphenol extract; DPE) using faecal, pH-contr...

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Main Authors: Noura Eid, Sumia Enani, Gemma Walton, Giulia Corona, Adele Costabile, Glenn Gibson, Ian Rowland, Jeremy P. E. Spencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679014000160/type/journal_article