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		0cf8612b2e1e 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microbial metabolite repairs liver injury by resto... Wouldn’t it be easier to just take a gram of the metabolite itself vs hoping for long term colonization?

DaveZale 4 months ago [–]

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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