The α-Helical Cap Domain of a Novel Esterase from Gut Shaping the Substrate-Binding Pocket.

The human gut microbiota regulates nutritional metabolism, especially by encoding specific ferulic acid esterases (FAEs) to release functional ferulic acid (FA) from dietary fiber. In our previous study, we observed seven upregulated FAE genes during fecal slurry fermentation using wheat bran. Here, a 29 kDa FAE (FAE) from of was characterized and identified as the type-A FAE.