The Enzyme Nobody Is Talking About in Chronic Gut Dysfunction — section

Your colonocytes — the epithelial cells lining your colon — are among the most mitochondrially dependent cells in your body. They derive roughly 70% of their energy from beta-oxidation of butyrate, a short-chain fatty acid produced by your gut bacteria. That process runs entirely through the mitochondria: beta-oxidation, the TCA cycle, and the electron transport chain.