[Metabolism of bile pigments in the intestine].
This review discusses the knowledge on the transformation of bilirubin into urobilinoids before its elimination from the organism. The following aspects are presented: mechanism of bilirubin reduction by anaerobic intestinal bacteria, structure of the resulting urobilinoids, and enterohepatic circulation of the latter. Investigations on the reduction of bilirubin by intestinal bacteria in vitro are described, and the diagnostic value of urobilinoids determination is discussed.
Corongiu
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Laboratoire Central de Chimie Clinique, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Suisse.
Roth
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D000818:Animals; D001654:Bile Pigments / Q000378:metabolism*; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000378:metabolism*; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D014557:Urobilin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine; D014558:Urobilinogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000652:urine
D001654:Bile Pigments; D014558:Urobilinogen; D014557:Urobilin; D006418:Heme; D001663:Bilirubin
Le devenir des pigments biliaires dans l'intestin.