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Table 4 Dynamic variations in pH value and content of SCFAs produced at different fermented time points

From: Fecal fermentation characteristics of Rheum tanguticum polysaccharide and its effect on the modulation of gut microbial composition

Groups

Time (h)

pH

Short-chain fatty acids (mmol/L)

Acetic acid

Propionic acid

i-Butyric acid

n-Butyric acid

i-Valeric acid

n-Valeric acid

Total

BLANK

0

8.95 ± 0.02

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

6

8.75 ± 0.02

6.64 ± 0.02 a, B

ND

ND

ND

ND

1.13 ± 0.22 a, A

7.96 ± 0.20 b, C

12

8.58 ± 0.03

6.74 ± 0.04 a, C

1.50 ± 0.02 a, B

0.22 ± 0.01 a, C

0.77 ± 0.01 a, B

0.35 ± 0.02 a, B

1.15 ± 0.11 a, C

10.75 ± 0.12 a, C

24

8.12 ± 0.02

6.80 ± 0.11 a, C

1.54 ± 0.01 a, C

0.22 ± 0.03 a, C

0.84 ± 0.07 a, B

0.33 ± 0.13 a, B

1.20 ± 0.17 a, B

10.95 ± 0.06 a, C

48

7.86 ± 0.03

6.52 ± 0.07 a, C

1.49 ± 0.01 a, C

0.20 ± 0.03 a, C

0.77 ± 0.01 a, B

0.37 ± 0.02 a, B

1.21 ± 0.06 a, B

10.59 ± 0.03 a, C

INULIN

0

9.11 ± 0.02

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

6

7.13 ± 0.02

6.55 ± 0.02 c, C

1.64 ± 0.01 b, B

0.28 ± 0.01 b, B

0.79 ± 0.01 a, B

0.34 ± 0.03 a, A

1.28 ± 0.06 a, A

10.90 ± 0.08 d, B

12

6.31 ± 0.03

7.37 ± 0.09 b, B

1.65 ± 0.03 ab, B

0.38 ± 0.02 b, B

0.79 ± 0.01 a, B

0.36 ± 0.04 a, B

1.29 ± 0.03 a, BC

11.86 ± 0.09 c, B

24

5.85 ± 0.02

7.39 ± 0.33 b, B

1.84 ± 0.14 a, B

0.42 ± 0.15 b, B

0.82 ± 0.04 a, B

0.35 ± 0.03 a, B

1.19 ± 0.16 a, B

12.03 ± 0.17 b, B

48

5.21 ± 0.02

9.43 ± 0.31 a, A

1.82 ± 0.03 a, B

0.81 ± 0.22 a, B

0.83 ± 0.03 a, B

0.37 ± 0.04 a, B

1.13 ± 0.29 a, B

14.42 ± 0.23 a, B

RPI

0

7.22 ± 0.03

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

6

6.30 ± 0.02

7.98 ± 0.08 b, A

2.21 ± 0.07 b, A

0.93 ± 0.14 c, A

0.97 ± 0.06 c, A

0.47 ± 0.08 c, A

1.10 ± 0.03 c, A

13.66 ± 0.27 c, A

12

5.79 ± 0.04

8.23 ± 0.22 b, A

2.35 ± 0.11 b, A

1.02 ± 0.08 bc, A

1.22 ± 0.07 b, A

0.63 ± 0.07 b, A

1.29 ± 0.04 b, A

14.75 ± 0.35 b, A

24

5.37 ± 0.02

8.55 ± 0.07 a, A

2.56 ± 0.02 a, A

1.20 ± 0.05 ab, A

1.40 ± 0.04 a, A

0.79 ± 0.04 a, A

1.51 ± 0.06 a, A

16.03 ± 0.12 a, A

48

5.12 ± 0.03

8.74 ± 0.17 a, B

2.55 ± 0.07 a, A

1.24 ± 0.05 a, A

1.47 ± 0.12 a, A

0.86 ± 0.07 a, A

1.59 ± 0.12 a, A

16.45 ± 0.57 a, A

  1. Sample codes were the same as in Fig. 3; Values represent mean ± standard deviation, and different minuscules showed significant differences among different times (p < 0.05) in the same group, while different superscript letters represent significant differences among different groups (p < 0.05) at the same time point
  2. ND not detected