Dietary Polyphenol, Gut Microbiota, and Health Benefits
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs · China Agricultural University
Abstract
Polyphenols, which are probably the most important secondary metabolites produced by plants, have attracted tremendous attention due to their health-promoting effects, including their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-adipogenic, and neuro-protective activities, as well as health properties. However, due to their complicated structures and high molecular weights, a large proportion of dietary polyphenols remain unabsorbed along the gastrointestinal tract, while in the large intestine they are biotransformed into bioactive, low-molecular-weight phenolic metabolites through the residing gut microbiota. Dietary polyphenols can modulate the composition of intestinal microbes, and in turn, gut…
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- 26.42
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- 100%
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3Topics & keywords
- Polyphenol
- Gut flora
- Antioxidant
- Health benefits
- Biology
- Food science
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Probiotic