Fatty acid biosynthesis is a crucial metabolic pathway in bacteria, responsible for producing fatty acids that are essential for membrane formation and various cellular functions. This pathway has ...

Fiber digestion by gut bacteria creates short-chain fatty acids that can directly modulate genes and curb cancer growth Low fiber intake reduces short-chain fatty acid production, limiting their ...

Notable amongst the protective gut species are a group of bacteria called Faecalibacterium, which produce beneficial compounds called short-chain fatty acids by breaking down fiber in the foods we ...

Notable amongst the protective gut species are a group of bacteria called Faecalibacterium, which produce beneficial compounds called short-chain fatty acids by breaking down fibre in the foods we ...

Research now reveals how two of these fatty acids, propionate and butyrate, act as molecular messengers between our diet, gut bacteria, and the very packaging of our DNA. Microbial metabolism in ...

Recent research by scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) and Cornell University reveals that a specific fatty acid ...

Although people cannot digest plant fiber, our gut bacteria break it down into molecules that we can then use. One type of molecule these microbes produce from fiber is short-chain fatty acids ...