【AuB Paper Announcement】Mechanism for Increasing Good Gut Bacteria by Rice Koji Elucidated – α-Amylase is Key to Proliferation
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AuB and Kagawa University have elucidated how rice koji increases the beneficial gut bacterium *Faecalibacterium prausnitzii*. The enzyme α-amylase in rice koji produces oligosaccharides that feed and promote the growth of this bacterium, scientifically validating a traditional belief.