Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3097960 Chinese Herbal Medicines 2015 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

The drug metabolism in gut microbiota draws increasing attentions. After interacting with the gut bacteria, the biological effects of drugs might be altered, leading to toxicity or detoxification, production of potential bioactivities, regulating intestinal absorption, etc. In this review, we will focus on the metabolism of Chinese materia medica (CMM) in mammal gut microbiota and its biological effects to learn the interaction between gut bacteria and drugs through oral route in CMM.

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