Gut Microbial Glycerol Metabolism as an Endogenous Acrolein Source

ABSTRACT Acrolein is a highly reactive electrophile causing toxic effects, such as DNA and protein adduction, oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, immune dysfunction, and membrane damage. This Opinion/Hypothesis provides an overview of endogenous and exogenous acrolein sources, acrolein’s...

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Main Authors: Jianbo Zhang, Shana Sturla, Christophe Lacroix, Clarissa Schwab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-03-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01947-17