Enzymatic sulphation of bile salts in man

Scand J Gastroenterol. 1979;14(5):513-9. doi: 10.3109/00365527909181383.

Abstract

An investigation of the occurrence of glycolithocholate sulphotransferase in the human gastrointestinal tract and kidney is described. In addition to in the liver, glycolithocholate sulphotransferase was found in the small intestine, but no activity could be detected in the gastric mucosa, colonic mucosa, or kidney.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bile Acids and Salts / metabolism*
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Female
  • Gastric Mucosa / enzymology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / enzymology
  • Intestine, Small / enzymology*
  • Kidney / enzymology
  • Liver / enzymology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phosphoadenosine Phosphosulfate / metabolism
  • Sulfatases / metabolism
  • Sulfates / metabolism*
  • Sulfurtransferases / metabolism*

Substances

  • Bile Acids and Salts
  • Sulfates
  • Phosphoadenosine Phosphosulfate
  • Sulfurtransferases
  • Sulfatases