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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.
In vertebrates, bile salts found in the gallbladder are conjugated to either taurine or glycine. In mice, the bile acid pool is predominantly conjugated to taurine
Alnouti et al. 2008 J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Bio…