Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut mic...
Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut microbiome
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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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 grea...
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Functional and comparative metagenomic analysis of bile salt hydrolase activity in the human gut microbiome
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TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1073_pnas_0804437105
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1073_pnas_0804437105
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0804437105
