Elizabeth N. Bess

This study shows human gut microbiota deconstruct lignin under anaerobic conditions, producing enterolignans and revealing rapid metabolism of lignin oligomers.

This paper develops and validates an LC-MS/MS method to quantify phenolic acids, lignans, and enterolignans in human fecal samples, finding that catechol-containing phenolic acids are more abundant than guaiacols.

This study identifies dopamine production as critical for nitrite-induced α-synuclein aggregation in enteroendocrine cells, showing that benserazide inhibits aggregate formation.