Sylvia H. Duncan

Research topics

• Food composition and properties · 2 papers
• Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology · 2 papers
• Probiotics and Fermented Foods · 2 papers

Frequent co-authors

• Harry James Flint · 2 papers
• Karen P. Scott · 1 paper
• Petra Louis · 1 paper
• Évelyne Forano · 1 paper
• Susan E. Pryde · 1 paper
• Georgina Louise Hold · 1 paper
• Colin S. Stewart · 1 paper

Papers

1. Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gutGut Microbes · 2012 · 2,386 citations

   Bacteria that colonize the mammalian intestine collectively possess a far larger repertoire of degradative enzymes and metabolic capabilities than their hosts. Microbial fermentation of complex non-digestible dietary carbohydrates and host-derived glycans in the human intestine has important consequences for health.…

2. The microbiology of butyrate formation in the human colonFEMS Microbiology Letters · 2002 · 1,301 citations

   Butyrate arising from microbial fermentation is important for the energy metabolism and normal development of colonic epithelial cells and has a mainly protective role in relation to colonic disease. While certain dietary substrates such as resistant starch appear to be…