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void:inDataset: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc

Creado: 2019-09-18T14:52:19.601+02:00

skos:notation: 61424ed5

short chain fatty acids  

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  • Information Short chain fatty acids (SCFA) are volatile fatty acids produced by the gut microbiota in the large bowel as fermentation products from food components that are unabsorbed/undigested in the small intestine; they are characterized by containing fewer than six carbons, existing in straight, and branched-chain conformation.

    Creado: 7/31/24

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  • Most volatile fatty acids are also short chain fatty acids, but not all short chain fatty acids are volatile enough to be considered volatile fatty acids. In some cases they are used interchangeably. (en)

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