Non-Human Peptides Revealed in Blood Reflect the Composition of Small Intestine Microbiota
G. P. Arapidi, A. S. Urban, M. S. Osetrova, V. O. Shender, I. O. Butenko, O. N. Bukato, A. A. Kuznetsov, T. M. Saveleva, G. A. Nos, O. M. Ivanova, L. V. Lopukhov, A. V. Laikov, N. I. Sharova, M. F. Nikonova, A. N. Mitin, , V. M. Govorun
The paper identifies over 900 microbial peptides in human blood that correlate with small intestine microbiota composition and are derived from host proteases.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2023Biochemistry