Experiment 443763

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismMusa paradisiaca (MUSACEAE)
CitationENGLYST,HN: CUMMINGS,JH:. (1986). DIGESTION OF THE CARBOHYDRATES OF BANANA (MUSA PARADISIACA SAPIENTUM) IN THE HUMAN SMALL INTESTINE.. 44()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTHREE ILEOSTOMY PATIENTS WERE ENROLLED IN STUDY OF STARCH BREAKDOWN IN SMALL INTESTINE. UP TO 90% OF STARCH IS FOUND IN ILEAL EFFLUVIUM SUGGESTING THAT BANANA STARCH GRANULES ARE LARGELY INDIGESTIBLE. STARCH CONTENT VARIES FROM 3-37% DEPENDING ON RIPENESS.
Dose amount200.0 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitPERSON
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractFRUIT