Completion of the gut microbial epi-bile acid pathway
Heidi L. Doden, Patricia G. Wolf, H. Rex Gaskins, Karthik Anantharaman, João M. P. Alves, Jason M. Ridlon
Abstract
DSM 13279. A Hidden Markov Model search against human gut metagenomes located putative 12β-HSDH genes in about 30% of subjects within the cohorts analyzed, indicating this gene is relevant in the human gut microbiome.
Topics & Concepts
Bile acidBiochemistryDeoxycholic acidBiologyCYP8B1Gut floraClostridiaEnzymeGeneCholic acidBacteriaGeneticsDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsPharmacogenetics and Drug MetabolismPorphyrin Metabolism and Disorders