Abstract
Commensal microbes engineered to convert natural compounds found in cruciferous vegetables into molecules with anticancer properties prevent carcinogenesis and cause the regression of colorectal cancer in mice fed with a vegetable diet.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anticarcinogenic Agents / administration & dosage*
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Biological Availability
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Chemoprevention / methods*
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Colorectal Neoplasms / microbiology*
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Colorectal Neoplasms / prevention & control*
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Escherichia coli / enzymology*
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
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Glucosinolates / administration & dosage
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Glucosinolates / metabolism
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Isothiocyanates / administration & dosage
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Isothiocyanates / metabolism
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
Substances
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Anticarcinogenic Agents
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Glucosinolates
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Isothiocyanates
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sulphoraphene