Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 85-090 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Nutrients. 2020 Jan 29;12(2):350. doi: 10.3390/nu12020350.
Polyphenols form a diverse group of compounds containing at least two hydroxyl groups in their chemical structure. Because of the common presence in plant kingdom, polyphenols are considered a significant component of food and an important group of compounds with antioxidant properties. The absorption of polyphenols present in food depends mostly on the activity of intestinal microflora. However, little is known about the processes and interactions responsible for such phenomenon in guts ecosystem. There are only few available publications that examine the effect on polyphenols on intestinal microbiota. Therefore, this work will focus on describing the relationship between polyphenol compounds present in food and bacteria colonizing the intestines, their mechanism, and impact on human's health.
多酚是一类含有至少两个羟基的化合物，在化学结构上具有多样性。由于多酚在植物界中普遍存在，因此被认为是食物的重要组成部分，也是具有抗氧化特性的一类重要化合物。食物中多酚的吸收主要取决于肠道微生物区系的活性。然而，对于这种现象在肠道生态系统中的发生过程和相互作用知之甚少。只有少数出版物研究了多酚对肠道微生物群的影响。因此，这项工作将重点描述食物中多酚化合物与肠道定植细菌之间的关系、它们的作用机制以及对人类健康的影响。
