Reduction of bilirubin ditaurate by the intestinal bacterium Clostridium perfringens

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 289-292

  Koníĉková, Renata ^a   Jirásková, Alena ^a   Zelenka, Jaroslav ^a,b   Leŝetickỳ, Ladislav ^a   Ŝtícha, Martin ^a   Vítek, Libor ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Bile pigments; Bilirubin ditaurate; Clostridium perfringens; Intestinal metabolism; Urobilinoids

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84867159942     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2012_2153     Document Type: Article

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