Review Article

Bioavailability of Dietary Polyphenols and Gut Microbiota Metabolism: Antimicrobial Properties

Table 2

Main metabolites derived from nonflavonoids and identified bacteria involved in their transformation.

PrecursorsMain identified metabolites BacteriaReferences

EllagitanninsUrolithinsButyrivibrio spp.[38]

LignansEnterodiol
Enterolactone
Bacteroides distasonis, Bacteroides fragilis, Bacteroides ovatus,  Clostridium cocleatum,  Butyribacterium methylotrophicum, Eubacterium callanderi, Eubacterium limosum, Peptostreptococcus productus,  Clostridium scindens,  Eggerthella lenta [3942]

Hydroxycinnamates3-Hydroxyphenylpropionic acid
Benzoic acid
3-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)propionic acid
Vanillin
Escherichia coli, Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus gasseri [4345]