Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6487657 | Current Opinion in Biotechnology | 2015 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
- Intestinal microbiota performs diverse metabolic functions essential for host physiology.
- Small molecule products of microbiota metabolism act as nutrients and signaling molecules.
- Microbiota products modulate lipid metabolism, immune cell reactivity, and neuroendocrine pathways.
- Functional characterization of microbiota metabolites will benefit from pathway-oriented analyses and integration of analytical approaches.
- Metabolic models could facilitate data integration to relate microbiota composition and function.
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Authors
Smitha Krishnan, Nicholas Alden, Kyongbum Lee,