The regulatory effect of alginate on ovalbumin-induced gut microbiota disorders

Alginate is a dietary polysaccharide that exerts antioxidative, immunomodulatory and anti-allergic effects. In this study, the effects of alginate on the secondary structure of ovalbumin (OVA) in vitro and on the regulation of OVA-induced gut microbiota disorders in vivo were investigated. First, the interactions between OVA and alginate were studied by multiple spectroscopic methods, which showed that alginate could change the secondary...