From Dietary Fiber to Host Physiology: Short-Chain Fatty Acids as Key Bacterial Metabolites
From Dietary Fiber to Host Physiology: Short-Chain Fatty Acids as Key Bacterial Metabolites
A. Koh,F. Vadder,P. Kovatcheva-Datchary,F. Bäckhed
2016 · DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.05.041
Cell · 5,019 citaten
TLDR
Data is reviewed supporting the diverse functional roles carried out by a major class of bacterial metabolites, the short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which affect various physiological processes and may contribute to health and disease.