08 Feb 2021 --- An international team of scientists has developed a noninvasive diagnostic bioluminescent imaging tool to test the efficacy of prebiotics and probiotics. The bioluminescent probe arrives in the form of a capsule. When digested, the capsule can help measure bile salt hydrolase (BSH) levels inside the body’s entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract. BSH is a naturally occurring enzyme responsible for major health-promoting functions of probiotics. Testing BSH can determine the efficacy of many commercially available probiotic supplements.
