The Interaction between Flavonoids and Intestinal Microbes: A Review

In recent years, research on the interaction between flavonoids and intestinal microbes have prompted a rash of food science, nutriology and biomedicine, complying with future research trends. The gut microbiota plays an essential role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis and human health, but once the intestinal flora dysregulation occurs, it may contribute to various diseases. Flavonoids have shown a variety of physiological activities, and are metabolized or biotransformed by gut microbiota, thereby producing new metabolites that promote human health by modulating the composition and structure of intestinal flora. Herein, this review demonstrates the key notion of flavonoids as well as intestinal…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 20182BCB22003, JXARS-13, 31560459, 20224ACB205014
• NS
  Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province

  Award: 20224ACB205014
• MD
  Major Discipline Academic and Technical Leaders Training Program of Jiangxi Province

  Awards: 20224ACB205014, JXARS-13, 20182BCB22003, 31560459