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title: "gut microbiome deactivating Fluoropyrimidine"
type: concept
related: [E Coli]
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbh5_fluoropyrimidine_maybe_inactivated_by_gut_microbiome/
confidence: high
status: active
---

Gut bacteria are both adversly affected by 5-Fluoropyrimidine, and but they mtaybe able to inactivate synthesized Fluoropyrimidine.
PreTA in E. Coli is an example of a bacterial that can do this. See implications of PreTA deactivating Fluoropyrimidine.
