A diverse complement of amino acids are conjugated to bile acids by bacteria, and the resulting MCBAs have very different chemical properties. For example, we have evidence that if bacteria use a ...

Synthesized in the liver, bile acids play diverse roles in digestion and metabolism. However, when their processes are disrupted, disease can occur. Scientists seek advanced technologies to better ...

New research reveals that specialized gut bacteria convert bile acids into powerful healing compounds, offering hope for ...

The research teams led by Kristina Schoonjans and Rizlan Bernier-Latmani at EPFL, have identified Clostridium scindens, a bacterium that converts primary bile acids into 7α-dehydroxylated bile ...