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From: Glycerol and reuterin-producing Limosilactobacillus reuteri enhance butyrate production and inhibit Enterobacteriaceae in broiler chicken cecal microbiota PolyFermS model

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Glycerol metabolism by reuterin-producing L. reuteri. Anaerobic metabolism of glycerol by reuterin-producing L. reuteri to 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3-HPA) and further to 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO). In an aqueous environment, 3-HPA is quickly dimerised and hydrated to form HPA-dimer and HPA-hydrate and also spontaneously dehydrates to acrolein together form the reuterin system. PduQ, 1,3-PDO dehydrogenase

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