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Human gut microbiota plays a role in the metabolism of drugs
2 Aug 2016
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The gut microbiome, an aggregate genome of trillions of microorganisms residing in the human gastrointestinal tract, is now known to play a critical role in human health and predisposition to disease. It is also involved in the biotransformation of xenobiotics and several recent studies have shown that the gut microbiota can affect the pharmacokinetics of orally taken drugs with implications...
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