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A new study suggests that a carbohydrate that normally attaches to plant proteins is a food source for
bacteria in our gut.
A paper published in PNAS describes how various gut microbes use plant N-glycans (a complex carbohydrate) as nutrients
.
Information about enzymes produced by the gut flora will give researchers a better understanding of how to manage good gut health
.
Dr Lucy Crouch, from the University of Birmingham's Institute for Microbiology and Infection, who is lead author of the study, said: "The gut microbiome is a very important feature of human health and this discovery will give us a better understanding of the microbiome
.
Dr David Boram, from the University of Newcastle, co-lead author of the study, said: "We are still studying the role the gut plays in our overall health, so it is crucial
to understand how microbes in the gut are able to harness the plant N-glycans.
Plant N-glycan breakdown by human gut Bacteroides
