Article
Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut microbiome
29 Aug 2008
Abstract excerpt
Bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) catalyze the "gateway" reaction in a wider pathway of bile acid modification by the gut microbiota. Because bile acids function as signaling molecules regulating their own biosynthesis, lipid absorption, cholesterol homeostasis, and local mucosal defenses in the intestine, microbial BSH activity has the potential to greatly influence host physiology. However, the function,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
