| 1. | Colestyramine is commonly used to treat diarrhea resulting from bile acid malabsorption.
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| 2. | The pKa of the unconjugated bile acids are between 5 and 6.5,
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| 3. | Cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid are the most important human bile acids.
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| 4. | An example is the receptor FXR, which is activated by bile acids.
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| 5. | This enzyme participates in bile acid biosynthesis and taurine and hypotaurine metabolism.
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| 6. | Experimental studies also suggest mechanisms for bile acids in colon cancer.
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| 7. | Chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid are the two primary bile acids in humans.
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| 8. | Phosphatidylcholine normally chaperones bile acids, preventing damage to the biliary epithelium.
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| 9. | This enzyme participates in bile acid biosynthesis and c21-steroid hormone metabolism.
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| 10. | First, it prevents the reabsorption of vital bile acids from the small intestine.
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