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Re:Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by restoring he... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Thursday August 28, 2025 @04:16PM (#45056572)
Wouldn’t it be easier to just take a gram of the metabolite itself vs hoping for long term colonization?
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Re:Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by restoring he... by DaveZale on Thursday August 28, 2025 @05:03PM (#45057008)
yes, this is what's done with tributyrin which is a triester of butyric acid. You want to ingest either a butyric acid salt or an ester of butyric acid, since the butyric acid itself is really stinky.
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