Metabolites of protein fermentation, such as choline, phosphatidylcholine, and carnitine, are metabolized by the gut microbiota into trimethylamine, which is further converted into trimethylamine-N-oxide (TMAO) in the liver by hepatic flavin-containing monooxygenase (FMO) (Tong et al., 2022)
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Researchers use it as a comparator when studying newer compounds like Tirzepatide (dual agonist) and Retatrutide (triple agonist)