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TP2 was mainly distributed in the cecum and colorectum, but it was not detected in the blood and other organs except that a compound with a molecular weight greater than that of TP2-FITC was found in liver tissue. During the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, TP2 was indigestible. These results were further confirmed by investigation in the simulated gastric, intestinal fluid, and colonic fluid with fecal microbiota\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    , where TP2 remained unaltered at different time points. Furthermore, flora composition was analyzed in simulated colonic fluid with TP2 added and it was found that TP2 increased the abundance of\n                    <jats:italic>Faecalibacterium<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Enterococcus romboutsia<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Ruminococcaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                    , whereas the abundance of the phylum Proteobacteria represented by\n                    <jats:italic>Sutterella<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Desulfovibrio<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Enterobacteriaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                    was decreased. However, the amount of short-chain fatty acids in the simulated colonic fluid was not changed by intestinal flora post-TP2 addition. 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