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Conjugated Primary Bile Acids
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Conjugated primary bile acids, mainly glycocholic acid (GCA) and Taurocholate (TCA), Taurocholic Acid, are kept in the gallbladder. They remain there until a meal is consumed, which then prompts their release into the duodenum.
Bile salt hydrolases are enzymes typically present in bacteria residing in the small intestine and colon. It functions by hydrolyzing the amide linkage of [conjugated bile acids](bra…