Arabinose intestinal bacteria

Plantago asiatica L. depressa Willd. exaltata Horn. P. loureiri Roem. et Schult. P. major L. P. major L. var. asiatica DC Che Chen Zi (Plantain) (seed) d-xylose, 1-arabinose, d-galacturonic acid, 1-rhamnose, plantasan, plantenolic acid, plantagin, homoplantagin, aucubin, ursolic acid, hentriacontane.48-510 Diuretic, expectorant, intestinal infection, diarrhea caused by bacteria. 

Metabolism of l-Arabinosb and d-Xylose As noted in an earlier section, several studies have been made of l- as well as of D-arabinose utilization in the rabbit, and these pentoses appear to be used, although a portion is excreted in the urine. Similar observit-tions have been made on D-xylose in the rabbit, man, and the guinea pig. In the study of pentose absorption in the small intestine, it has been noted that extracts of intestinal mucosa will phosphorylate D-xylose in the presence of ATP, and that absorption of a sugar and the rate of phosphorylation appear to go hand-in-hand. It appears possible that in these, as well as in subsequent studies with some bacteria, the first step involves the formation of the ketopentose which is phosphorylated. 

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