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Beano is an enzyme-based dietary supplement that is used to reduce gas in the digestive tract, thereby improving digestion and reducing bloating, discomfort, and flatulence caused by gas. It contains the enzyme alpha-galactosidase. It was introduced as a liquid, but that has been discontinued and it is now available only as tablets and strawberry-flavored "Meltaways." Beano is marketed and distributed by Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. == Mechanism of action == Beano contains the enzyme alpha-galactosidase, which is derived from the fungus ''Aspergillus niger''. The enzyme works in the digestive tract to break down the complex or branching sugars (polysaccharides and oligosaccharides) in foods such as legumes (beans and peanuts) and cruciferous vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, among others). The enzyme breaks those complex sugars into simple sugars, making these foods somewhat more digestible, and reducing intestinal gas.〔(Gas in the Digestive Tract - National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse )〕 The polysaccharides and oligosaccharides found in these foods might otherwise pass through the small intestine unaffected. Once in the large intestine, those sugars may be metabolized by intestinal flora, fermenting to produce the gases that cause discomfort. Two randomized controlled trials show reduction in gas by subjects taking oral alpha-galactosidase. Another study indicates alpha-galactosidase may interfere with the diabetic medication acarbose. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beano (dietary supplement)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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