Development of a High-Throughput Method to Study the Inhibitory Effect of Phytochemicals on Trimethylamine Formation
dc.contributor.author | Iglesias-Carres, Lisard | en |
dc.contributor.author | Essenmacher, Lauren A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Racine, Kathryn C. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Neilson, Andrew P. | en |
dc.contributor.department | Food Science and Technology | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-14T13:13:31Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-14T13:13:31Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2021-04-26 | en |
dc.date.updated | 2021-05-13T14:32:36Z | en |
dc.description.abstract | Choline is metabolized by the gut microbiota into trimethylamine (TMA), the precursor of pro-atherosclerotic molecule trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). A reduction in TMA formation has shown cardioprotective effects, and some phytochemicals may reduce TMA formation. This study aimed to develop an optimized, high-throughput anaerobic fermentation methodology to study the inhibition of choline microbial metabolism into TMA by phenolic compounds with healthy human fecal starter. Optimal fermentation conditions were: 20% fecal slurry (1:10 in PBS), 100 µM choline, and 12 h fermentation. Additionally, 10 mM of 3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol (DMB) was defined as a positive TMA production inhibitor, achieving a ~50% reduction in TMA production. Gallic acid and chlorogenic acid reported higher TMA inhibitory potential (maximum of 80–90% TMA production inhibition), with IC<sub>50</sub> around 5 mM. Neither DMB nor gallic acid or chlorogenic acid reduced TMA production through cytotoxic effects, indicating mechanisms such as altered TMA-lyase activity or expression. | en |
dc.description.version | Published version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Iglesias-Carres, L.; Essenmacher, L.A.; Racine, K.C.; Neilson, A.P. Development of a High-Throughput Method to Study the Inhibitory Effect of Phytochemicals on Trimethylamine Formation. Nutrients 2021, 13, 1466. | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13051466 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/103283 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en |
dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
dc.subject | atherosclerosis | en |
dc.subject | gallic acid | en |
dc.subject | chlorogenic acid | en |
dc.subject | microbiota | en |
dc.subject | trimethylamine | en |
dc.title | Development of a High-Throughput Method to Study the Inhibitory Effect of Phytochemicals on Trimethylamine Formation | en |
dc.title.serial | Nutrients | en |
dc.type | Article - Refereed | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | Text | en |
dc.type.dcmitype | StillImage | en |