Butirato

The objective of this study was to evaluate the fermentation characteristics of proteins from diverse sources by human gut microbiota. Cereal proteins (rice and oat), red meat proteins (pork and beef), chicken protein and casein were selected as the substrates for simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SGID), and human faecal samples were collected from healthy donors as the inoculum of fermentation. In this study, we further analyzed the correlations of amino acids (AA) compositions, fermentation productions and gut microbiota...

For several years the "raves" and "tecno" parties are accompanied of a growing consumption of such substances as Ecstasy and Gamma-Hidroxi-Butirato (GHB). In this article, their authors describe the secondary and toxic effects of those drugs. These data should alert about the risk of considering this new way of substance abuse as a banal fact.