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Possible Interaction: Choline and Metformin

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Choline

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

In vitro, metformin significantly decreased the bacterial production rate of trimethylamine (TMA), the precursor of TMAO, from choline up to 3.25-fold in K. pneumoniae and up to 26-fold in P. Mirabilis, while significantly slowing the growth of P. Mirabilis only.
Scientific reports  •  2020  |  View Paper
The results suggested that metformin suppresses serum TMAO level by remodeling gut microbiota involved in TMA generation from choline.
Nutrition & Diabetes  •  2021  |  View Paper