Bioconversion variation of ginsenoside CK mediated by human gut microbiota from healthy volunteers and colorectal cancer patients

• Main Authors: Yin-Ping Guo (Author), Li Shao (Author), Li Wang (Author), Man-Yun Chen (Author), Wei Zhang (Author), Wei-Hua Huang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Ginsenoside CK (GCK) serves as the potential anti-colorectal cancer (CRC) protopanaxadiol (PPD)-type saponin, which could be mainly bio-converted to yield PPD by gut microbiota. Meanwhile, the anti-CRC effects of GCK could be altered by gut microbiota due to their different diver...