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    Gut bacteria in a chemical tug-of-war with the body

    2025-01-14T10:44:00Z

    Researchers have identified a clever trick the body uses to keep gut microbial influence on the metabolism in check. In the intestines, the body modifies the microbial bile acids into a new family of derivatives, called BA-MCYs, using an enzyme named VNN1.