Research Article

Fermentation Characterization of Chinese Yam Polysaccharide and Its Effects on the Gut Microbiota of Rats

Table 5

Contents of short-chain fatty acids in fermentation broth ( šœ‡ mol/100 mL; n =4).

TreatmentAcetatePropionateIsobutyrateButyrate

CYP 1478.8 ± 2 3 . 0 ( d ) 363.5 ± 8 4 . 2 ( c ) 80.1 ± 6 . 5 ( d ) 188.8 ± 1 4 . 9 ( c )
CYP 2566.7 ± 4 9 . 7 ( c ) 790.0 ± 9 . 3 ( b ) 105.1 ± 1 7 . 4 ( b c ) 218.8 ± 1 9 . 8 ( b )
CYP 3803.3 ± 3 2 . 6 ( a b ) 903.7 ± 9 0 . 8 ( a ) 104.4 ± 6 . 4 ( b c ) 258.9 ± 1 2 . 4 ( a )
CYP 4745.9 ± 3 9 . 9 ( b ) 945.7 ± 4 5 . 9 ( a ) 111.9 ± 1 . 6 ( b ) 258.6 ± 9 . 6 ( a )
Glucose823.8 ± 8 6 . 5 ( a ) 875.6 ± 1 0 . 5 ( a b ) 89.8 ± 8 . 6 ( b c d ) 233.2 ± 4 3 . 6 ( b )
Control381.8 ± 1 7 . 9 ( e ) 189.2 ± 7 . 7 ( c ) 135.5 ± 7 . 2 ( a ) 128.2 ± 5 . 0 ( d )

( a āˆ’ e ) M ean ± S.D. values with different superscripts within a column are significantly different ( š‘ƒ < . 0 5 ).