Prebiotic Effect of Polysaccharides and Flavonoids from Passiflora foetida Fruits on the Human Intestinal Microbiota Associated with Obesity

Passiflora foetida fruit is rich in beneficial polysaccharides and flavonoids. Recent studies have found that these polysaccharides and flavonoids may influence health through inter- action with the gut microbiota, for example by modification of the microbial composition or by conversion of the polysaccharides and flavonoids to further bioactive compounds. In the current study, a three-stage dynamic simulator of the human gut microbiota, namely BFBL gut model, inoculated with either...