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Circulating levels of the anti-oxidant indoleproprionic acid are associated with higher gut microbiome diversity
29 Apr 2019
Abstract excerpt
The gut microbiome has recently emerged as an important regulator of insulin resistance and abdominal obesity. The tryptophan metabolite generated by the gut microbiome, indoleproprionic acid (IPA) has been shown to predict the onset of type 2 diabetes. IPA is a metabolite produced by gut microbes from dietary tryptophan that exhibits a high degree of inter-individual variation. The microbiome composition...
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