Dietary Glycine and Taurine on Bile Acid Conjugation in Man. Bile Acids and Steroids 75

Abstract

SummaryTaurine and glycine were given to human subjects and the bile acids studied. Taurine (0.5 g × 3 daily) markedly increased the proportion of taurine conjugated bile acids, whereas glycine (7 g × 3 daily) did not change the bile acid pattern of the normal subject. The findings have been discussed in relation to conjugation of bile acids under normal and pathological conditions.