McKay L F, Brydon W G, Eastwood M A, Smith J H
Am J Clin Nutr. 1981 Dec;34(12):2728-33. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/34.12.2728.
In a population study the concentration of methane in the expired breath of methane-producing subjects was significantly related to the dietary intake of noncellulosic polysaccharide pentose (p less than 0.01) and to the intake of lignin (p less than 0.05). The single dose administration of complex polysaccharide sources rich in pentoses to fasting subjects did not result in an increase in methane production when measured over 5 h. The single dose administration of D(+) xylose and L(+) arabinose led to a significant increase in methane excretion in methane producers.
在一项群体研究中，产甲烷受试者呼出气体中的甲烷浓度与非纤维素多糖戊糖的饮食摄入量（p<0.01）以及木质素的摄入量（p<0.05）显著相关。对空腹受试者单次给予富含戊糖的复合多糖源，在5小时的测量期间内，并未导致甲烷生成增加。对产甲烷者单次给予D(+)木糖和L(+)阿拉伯糖，会导致甲烷排泄显著增加。
