Formate

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Formate is a short-chain, one-carbon organic acid and a key product of microbial one-carbon (1C) metabolism, produced by gut bacteria via the enzyme pyruvate formate lyase (pfl).

Source papers

  • Exercise-Induced Microbiota Metabolite Enhances CD8 T Cell Antitumor Immunity Promoting Immunotherapy Efficacy Catherine M. Phelps, Nathaniel B. Willis, Tingting Duan, et al., Giorgio Trinchieri, Marlies Meisel · 2025 doi:10.1016/j.cell.2025.06.018