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Dietary Fiber

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Definition: The remnants of plant cell walls that are resistant to digestion by the alimentary enzymes of man. It comprises various polysaccharides and lignins.  /adv eff: coord with disease /etiol, not /chem ind; /ther use: coord with specific dis /diet ther; /defic permitted; low- or high-fiber diet: use /admin   
Examples Prebiotics 		Other names Roughage; Fiber, Dietary; Wheat Brans; Roughages; Fibers, Dietary; Dietary Fibers; Brans, Wheat; Bran, Wheat; Wheat Bran
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Cholazol H  0   *Diamines Dietary Fiber. Metabolism 1998 Aug;47(8):959-64
Trifyba  0   *Polysaccharides Dietary Fiber. Drug Ther Bull 1992 Aug 3;30(16):63-4
celandin  0   *Alkaloids Dietary Fiber. Digestion 1991;49(2):65-71
Mulkine  114942-08-4   *Bentonite *Galactans *Mannans Drug Combinations Dietary Fiber. Ann Gastroenterol Hepatol (Paris) 1987;23(1):43
dikanut  0   *Cellulose Dietary Fiber. Enzyme 1986;36(3):212
Mede-Prep  0   *Dietary Fiber *Mannitol. Australas Radiol 1983;27(3):230
Raykit  0   *Bisacodyl *Citrates *Dietary Fiber. Australas Radiol 1983;27(3):230
MF-D-80  79568-73-3 MF/D 80  *Dietary Fiber Drug Combinations. Ateneo Parmense (Acta Biomed) 1980;51(5):421
Prefil  78393-42-7 Guar gum, mixt. with karaya gum  *Galactans *Karaya Gum *Mannans Drug Combinations Dietary Fiber. Br J Clin Pract 1980;34(3):72
(1-6)-alpha-glucomannan  76081-94-2 alpha-D-Gluco-D-mannan, (1-6)  *Mannans Dietary Fiber.
Pharma Action Cathartics 		Carbohydr Res 77:61;1979
guar gum  9000-30-0   *Mannans *Galactans *Plant Gums Dietary Fiber. Acta Chem Scand 29(1):137;1975; Am J Clin Nutr 32(1):16;1979; Anal Biochem 79(1&2):329;1977; Ann Clin Biochem 16(Part 1):6;1979; Br Med J 1(6163):616;1979; FEBS Lett 68(1):31;1976; Isr J Med Sci 1980;16(1):1; J Hum Nutr 32(6):427;1978; J Pharm Sci 63(7):1164;1974; Lancet 1(7916):1116;1975; Lancet 2(8042):779;1977; Lancet 2(8045):975;1977; Lancet 2(8104/5):1381;1978; Med J Aust 1980;1(2):59; Nutr Metab 18(4):199;1975; Nutr Metab 22:32;1978; Pharm Acta Helv 53(9-10):253;1978; Pharmazie 33(11):730;1978; Proc Nutr Soc 1979;38(2):44A; Proc Nutr Soc 1979;38(2):70A

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