Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : How do gut microbes break down dietary fiber? How do gut microbes break down dietary fiber?   Document Language : English  Abstract : Trillions of commensal bacteria in our colon thrive on what we do not digest in our small intestine. Many have evolved multiple sophisticated machineries, termed polysaccharide utilization loci or PULs, for carbohydrate breakdown; each PUL may target a particular complex carbohydrate. Until now, studies have focused on the structural and functional characterization of individual PUL constituents. A recent work by Larsbrink et al. moves the scope from single-gene analysis to the entire PUL dissection  ISSN : 0968-0004  Journal Name : TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES  Volume : 39  Issue Number : 4  Publishing Year : 1435 AH 2014 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Tuesday, August 1, 2017  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email Nicolas Terrapon Terrapon, Nicolas Researcher     Bernard Henrissatt Henrissatt, Bernard Researcher     Files File Name Type Description  42404.pdf pdf   Back To Researches Page