Talk:Phloretic acid

a product of the human microbiome that acts as an immunomodulator
See Steed, A.L. et al, Science 4 Aug 17 vol 357 #6350, pp 498-502, "The microbial metabolite desaminotyrosine protects from influenza through type I interferon" Some evidence: "... DAT (desaminotyrosine) generation occurs during flavonoid metabolism, and specific microbiota species metabolize flavonoids. A limited screen of the human fecal microbiota for flavonoid metabolism to DAT identified Clostridium orbiscindens. ... Consistent with prior studies, we found that C. orbiscindens degraded flavonoid substrates effectively. ... " AJim (talk) 09:35, 20 February 2018 (UTC)