Key Enzyme In Gut Found To Be A Peacemaker In Zebrafish Study

University of Oregon scientists, using zebrafish to study the gastrointestinal tract, say that an enzyme long assumed to be involved in digestion instead is a detoxifying traffic cop, maintaining a friendly rapport between resident gut bacteria and cells.A deficiency of the enzyme, intestinal alkaline phosphatase (Iap), said Karen Guillemin, a professor of molecular biology, appears to change the playing field inside the gut. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on December 20th, 2007