MicrobiologyNature MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
An expanded metabolic pathway for androgen production by host-associated bacteria
Taojun Wang, Saeed Ahmad, Angélica Cruz-Lebrón…·Jason M. Ridlon
This study identifies a bacterial pathway for androgen production, showing that gut and urinary bacteria can convert androstenedione to epitestosterone and testosterone, which promote prostate cancer growth.
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