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Small Molecules from Deep within the Gut
Author(s) -
Ehrmann Michael,
Kaiser Markus
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201700165
Subject(s) - microbiome , host (biology) , computational biology , gut microbiome , human microbiome , biology , bioinformatics , ecology
Although the influence of the human microbiome on host functions is widely recognized, the underlying molecular mechanisms are still largely unknown. A recent study by the Fischbach group now provides an experimental workflow for characterizing and evaluating the impact of microbiome‐derived small molecules on host physiology.