# Dietary fibre directs microbial tryptophan metabolism via metabolic interactions in the gut microbiota

*PRI Rank #7 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Diet and metabolism studies Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #7 |
| 18m citations | 126 |
| Journal | Nature Microbiology |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41564-024-01737-3 |
| Corresponding authors | Anurag Kumar Sinha, Tine Rask Licht |
| Institution | Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Diet and metabolism studies Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/diet-and-metabolism-studies/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41564-024-01737-3](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-024-01737-3)

## Topics

tryptophan metabolism · Gut microbiota · Dietary fiber · indole · indolelactic acid · indole-3-propionic acid · Escherichia coli · Clostridium sporogenes · Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron · three-species defined community · cross-feeding · monosaccharides · catabolite repression · Chronic kidney disease · Fiber fermentation · faecal microbiota transplantation · gnotobiotic mice · substrate-dependent regulation · metabolic interactions

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