Contribution of gut microbiota to metabolism of dietary glycine betaine in mice and in vitro colonic fermentation.
Ville Mikael KoistinenOlli KärkkäinenKlaudyna BorewiczIman ZareiJenna JokkalaValérie MicardNatalia Rosa-SibakovSeppo AuriolaAnna-Marja AuraHauke SmidtKati HanhinevaPublished in: Microbiome (2019)
Our findings provide evidence that the bacterial taxa increased in relative abundance by the bran-based diet are also involved in the metabolism of glycine betaine into other betainized compounds, adding another potential compound group acting as a mediator of the synergistic metabolic effect of diet and colonic microbiota.