Fucose modifies short chain fatty acid and H2S formation through alterations of microbial cross-feeding activities

Karina Høgsgaard, Natalia P Vidal, Angeliki Marietou, Oliver Gam Fiehn, Qing Li, Julia Bechtner, Jacopo Catalano, Mario M Martinez, Clarissa Schwab*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Algae are a rich but unexplored source of fibers with the potential to contribute to the next generation of prebiotics. The sulfated brown algae polysaccharide, fucoidan, is mainly composed of the deoxy-hexose L-fucose, which can be metabolized to 1,2-propanediol (1,2-PD) or lactate by gut microbes as precursors of propionate and butyrate. It was the aim of this study to investigate the impact of fucoidan on the fermentation capacity of the fecal microbiota and to compare to fucose. In batch fermentations of fecal microbiota collected from 17 donor samples, fucose promoted the production of propionate while no consistent effect was observed for commercial fucoidan and Fucus vesiculosus extract prepared in this study containing laminarin and fucoidan. H 2S production was detected under all tested conditions, and levels were significantly lower in the presence of fucose in a dose-dependent manner. The addition of high fucose levels led to higher relative abundance of microbial 1,2-PD and lactate cross-feeders. Our results highlight that fucose and not fucoidan addition impacted fermentation capacity and increased the proportions of propionate and butyrate, which allows for precise modulation of intestinal microbiota activity.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummerfiad107
TidsskriftFEMS Microbiology Ecology
Vol/bind99
Nummer10
ISSN0168-6496
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 okt. 2023

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