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The Glucoamylase Inhibitor Acarbose Has a Diet-Dependent and Reversible Effect on the Murine Gut Microbiome
Acarbose is a safe and effective medication for type 2 diabetes that inhibits host glucoamylases to prevent starch digestion in the small intestines and thus decrease postprandial blood glucose levels. This results in an increase in dietary starch in the distal intestine, where it becomes food for t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6365613/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30728281 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00528-18 |