Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 123-136.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-1409

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Progress Based on Metabolomics:Plant Polyphenols and Their Gut Health Benefit

HUANG Xiao-dan1(), CHEN Meng-yu1,2, HUANG Wen-jie2, ZHANG Ming-wei3(), YAN Shi-juan1,2()   

  1. 1. School of Public health,Lanhzhou University,Lanzhou 730000
    2. Guangdong Key Laboratory for Crop Germplasm Resources Preservation and Utilization,Agro-biological Gene Research Center,Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou 510640
    3. Key Laboratory of Functional Foods by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Guangzhou 510610
  • Received:2020-11-19 Online:2021-01-26 Published:2021-01-15
  • Contact: ZHANG Ming-wei,YAN Shi-juan E-mail:huangxiaodan@lzu.edu.cn;mwzhh@vip.tom.com;shijuan@agrogene.ac.cn

Abstract:

This article provides a general overview of the classification and the sources of plant polyphenols,as well as the recent studies using metabolomics technology in the realms of 1)the identification of novel polyphenols,2)the key factors in polyphenols synthesis pathways and,3)the biological function of plant polyphenols. The metabolism of plant polyphenols in the gut and their functions as prebiotics in regulation of gut microbiota are also discussed. The current studies show that different plant polyphenols play varied roles in regulating gut microbiota,but most of them tend to promote beneficial bacteria,and the health benefits of polyphenols on gut microbiota are in function via interaction with the host. In a word,plant polyphenols as “probiotics” affecting human health relies on the mediation of intestinal microbes. The probiotic function of individual plant polyphenol deserves further investigation,including the factors of host,diet and other confounding factors,as well as expanding studies on clinical trials.

Key words: metabolomics, plant polyphenols, prebiotics, gut microbiota