Component

Gut microbial butyrate production

Gut microbial butyrate production. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

3 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.

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What it does

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Recorded relationships

What acts on it

  1. Adding glucose prevented lactate utilization by the tested lactate-to-butyrate isolates until glucose was exhausted.

    D-glucose → Gut microbial butyrate production source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_access
    Primary abstract
    experimental_model
    Anaerobic batch cultures.
    limitations
    A substrate-preference experiment does not mean dietary glucose universally suppresses human butyrate production.
    nutrient_topic
    Butyrate collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · Butyrate
    plain_language
    The available carbohydrate changed which substrate microbes used first.
    primary_references
    Lactate-utilizing bacteria, isolated from human feces, that produce butyrate as a major fermentation product. · 2004 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15466518/ · DOI 10.1128/AEM.70.10.5810-5817.2004

    Butyrate: microbial production, fuel use, signaling and nutrient interactions (2026-09-19) · lines 70–76

    AI-assisted research curation; primary-abstract references and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Anaerobic batch cultures. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ## butyrate-glucose-switch The available carbohydrate changed which substrate microbes used first. Adding glucose prevented lactate utilization by the tested lactate-to-butyrate isolates until glucose was exhausted. Model: Anaerobic batch cultures. Limitations: A substrate-preference experiment does not mean dietary glucose universally suppresses human butyrate production. Evidence access: Primary abstract Lactate-utilizing bacteria, isolated from human feces, that produce butyrate as a major fermentation product. · 2004 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15466518/ · DOI 10.1128/AEM.70.10.5810-5817.2004
    Complete structured claim and evidence

  2. Antibiotic pretreatment abolished the berberine-associated rise in butyrate.

    Gut bacterial biomass → Gut microbial butyrate production source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/berberine-research/28403947.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2151, "text_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877"}
    experimental_model
    Bacterial culture and animal route/antibiotic experiments
    exposure
    Oral versus intraperitoneal berberine; antibiotics and direct butyrate comparison
    limitations
    Preclinical evidence. Butyrate production was an indirect microbial route; injected berberine retained separate metabolic effects without raising butyrate. Does not establish probiotic synergy in people.
    nutrient_topic
    Berberine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Berberine
    organism
    Gut bacteria and rodents
    plain_language
    This branch weakened when the organisms producing the metabolite were removed.
    primary_references
    [berberine-p28403947] Berberine-induced bioactive metabolites of the gut microbiota improve energy metabolism. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28403947/ DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.02.003
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Short-chain fatty acid production
    trigger_kind
    machinery_impairment Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Berberine: metabolism, nutrient connections and drug interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1065–1076

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Bacterial culture and animal route/antibiotic experiments · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### berberine-butyrate-antibiotics Antibiotic pretreatment abolished the berberine-associated rise in butyrate. Condition category: machinery_impairment nutrient_topic: Berberine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: This branch weakened when the organisms producing the metabolite were removed. organism: Gut bacteria and rodents tissue_or_cell_type: Short-chain fatty acid production experimental_model: Bacterial culture and animal route/antibiotic experiments limitations: Preclinical evidence. Butyrate production was an indirect microbial route; injected berberine retained separate metabolic effects without raising butyrate. Does not establish probiotic synergy in people. exposure: Oral versus intraperitoneal berberine; antibiotics and direct butyrate comparison evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/berberine-research/28403947.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2151, "text_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877"} [berberine-p28403947] Berberine-induced bioactive metabolites of the gut microbiota improve energy metabolism. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28403947/ DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.02.003
    Complete structured claim and evidence

  3. Oral berberine increased microbial butyrate production in the animal and bacterial-culture experiments.

    Berberine → Gut microbial butyrate production source_derived_draftungraded
    Experimental context and source evidence
    evidence_span
    {"source_cache": "artifacts/berberine-research/28403947.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2151, "text_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877"}
    experimental_model
    Bacterial culture and animal route/antibiotic experiments
    exposure
    Oral versus intraperitoneal berberine; antibiotics and direct butyrate comparison
    limitations
    Preclinical evidence. Butyrate production was an indirect microbial route; injected berberine retained separate metabolic effects without raising butyrate. Does not establish probiotic synergy in people.
    nutrient_topic
    Berberine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Berberine
    organism
    Gut bacteria and rodents
    plain_language
    Microbes can turn a drug exposure into a change in metabolite supply.
    primary_references
    [berberine-p28403947] Berberine-induced bioactive metabolites of the gut microbiota improve energy metabolism. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28403947/ DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.02.003
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Short-chain fatty acid production

    Berberine: metabolism, nutrient connections and drug interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 987–998

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Bacterial culture and animal route/antibiotic experiments · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### berberine-butyrate-production Oral berberine increased microbial butyrate production in the animal and bacterial-culture experiments. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Berberine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Microbes can turn a drug exposure into a change in metabolite supply. organism: Gut bacteria and rodents tissue_or_cell_type: Short-chain fatty acid production experimental_model: Bacterial culture and animal route/antibiotic experiments limitations: Preclinical evidence. Butyrate production was an indirect microbial route; injected berberine retained separate metabolic effects without raising butyrate. Does not establish probiotic synergy in people. exposure: Oral versus intraperitoneal berberine; antibiotics and direct butyrate comparison evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/berberine-research/28403947.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 2151, "text_sha256": "cfddc94ff2b2fde20038169c5734cb9d4968c6939ebb94052b9638c8043cc877"} [berberine-p28403947] Berberine-induced bioactive metabolites of the gut microbiota improve energy metabolism. (2017). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28403947/ DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.02.003
    Complete structured claim and evidence

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