Microbial conversion of bilirubin to urobilins in vitro and in vivo.
Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand B
; 89(2): 57-60, 1981 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-7020341
ABSTRACT
No urobilins are formed from bilirubin in germ-free rats. To isolate and investigate the strains of intestinal microorganisms responsible for this transformation, a suitable test medium was adopted. The strength of the medium and a rather high initial pH were found to be of importance. In this medium, suspensions of rat faeces and a single strain, Cl. ramosum (G62), converted bilirubin to urobilins. Cultivations of Cl. ramosum (G62) together with E. coli significantly enhanced the conversion, whereas addition of 4 other bacterial strains was without the influence. The highest in vitro formation of the urobilins was about 10% of the bilirubin present. When the 6 strains investigated in vitro were established in EXG rats, the in vivo conversion of bilirubin to urobilins was found to be about 15%, compared to 70% in CONV rats.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Urobilina
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Bilirrubina
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Clostridium
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Vida Livre de Germes
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1981
Tipo de documento:
Article