MicrobiologybioRxiv
Metabolic retroconversion of trimethylamine N-oxide and the gut microbiota
L. Hoyles, M. L. Jimenez-Pranteda, J. Chilloux…·M.-E. Dumas
The paper demonstrates that gut microbiota can convert trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) back to trimethylamine (TMA), which is then absorbed by the host and reconverted to TMAO, highlighting a metabolic retroconversion process.