bile salt


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bile salt

n.
1. Any of the sodium salts of the bile acids occurring in bile.
2. A mixture, such as a commercial preparation derived from the bile of the ox, that is used medicinally as a hepatic stimulant or laxative.
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bile′ salt`


n.
a product of a bile acid and a base, functioning as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids for absorption in the duodenum.
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Noun1.bile salt - a salt of bile acid and a base; functions as an emulsifier of lipids and fatty acids
salt - a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
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There is reduced bile acid transport and defective bile salt excretion.
Functional inhibition of bile salt export pump (BSEP) leads to a decreased bile salt excretion and a reduced flow of bile, which is called cholestasis.
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We aimed to investigate the in vitro adhesion abilities of these probiotic cultures, as well as evaluate the production capacity of bile salt hydrolase enzymes and the production of inhibitory compounds with bactericidal characteristics.
The secretion of bile lipids (bile salts, phospholipids, and cholesterol), the concentration of cholesterol in bile, the size of the bile pool, and the hydrophobicity of the bile salt pool increase significantly with age.
It is not well understood how the C-17 substituted androgens cause cholestasis; it may be due to partial lack or variant of bile salt transporter proteins [3].