Metabolism of Maillard reaction products by the human gut microbiota: implications for health

Tuohy, K.M., Hinton, D.J.S., Davies, S.J., Crabbe, M.J.C., Gibson, G.R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0566-0476 and Ames, J.M. (2006) Metabolism of Maillard reaction products by the human gut microbiota: implications for health. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 50 (9). pp. 847-857. ISSN 1613-4125 doi: 10.1002/mnfr.200500126

Abstract/Summary

The human colonic microbiota imparts metabolic versatility on the colon, interacts at many levels in healthy intestinal and systemic metabolism, and plays protective roles in chronic disease and acute infection. Colonic bacterial metabolism is largely dependant on dietary residues from the upper gut. Carbohydrates, resistant to digestion, drive colonic bacterial fermentation and the resulting end products are considered beneficial. Many colonic species ferment proteins but the end products are not always beneficial and include toxic compounds, such as amines and phenols. Most components of a typical Western diet are heat processed. The Maillard reaction, involving food protein and sugar, is a complex network of reactions occurring during thermal processing. The resultant modified protein resists digestion in the small intestine but is available for colonic bacterial fermentation. Little is known about the fate of the modified protein but some Maillard reaction products (MRP) are biologically active by, e.g. altering bacterial population levels within the colon or, upon absorption, interacting with human disease mechanisms by induction of inflammatory responses. This review presents current understanding of the interactions between MRP and intestinal bacteria. Recent scientific advances offering the possibility of elucidating the consequences of microbe-MRP interactions within the gut are discussed.

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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences
Uncontrolled Keywords	colonic microbiota, gastrointestinal health and disease, Maillard, reaction products, microbial fermentation, protein glyeation, GLYCATION END-PRODUCTS, DIETARY HETEROCYCLIC AMINES, INFLAMMATORY-BOWEL-DISEASE, HUMAN COLONIC MICROFLORA, ANTIOXIDANT, ACTIVITY, IN-VITRO, COLORECTAL-CANCER, MODEL SYSTEMS, BACTEROIDES-THETAIOTAOMICRON, CHEMICAL-CHARACTERIZATION
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