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Role of Gut Bacteria in Human Toxicology and Pharmacology

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ISBN-10: 0748401105

ISBN-13: 9780748401109

Edition: 1995

Authors: M. J. Hill

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The digestive tract is the site in the human body most richly colonised by bacteria. Microorganisms mediate between host and environment by interacting with food components, drugs, food additives and environmental contaminants. Their toxicological importance is still only slowly being recognised.; This book examines the composition and metabolic activity of the microorganisms most commonly found in the human gut. Comparisons are made between microbial and mammalian metabolism, with comments on the person-to-person variations in enzyme activity. Individual chapters describe the effects gut flora have on ingested compounds, vitamin production and gastrointestinal disorders.; The book opens…    
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Book details

List price: $220.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: CRC Press LLC
Publication date: 4/27/1995
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 286
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694

Gut Bacteriology
Nitrogen Metabolism
Carbohydrate Metabolism
Fat Metabolism
Sulphur Metabolism
Metabolism of Miscellaneous Compunds
Biliary Excretion and Enterohepatic Circulation
Probiotics