<unk>  (also known as<unk>  is a bile<unk> , a white crystalline substance insoluble in water, with melting point at 165-167 °C. Its salts is called<unk> deoxycholates.<unk>  is one of the 4 main organic<unk> s produced by the liver. It is soluble in alcohol and acetic<unk> .<unk>  is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.
This compound, when altered by bacteria in the colon, will result in conversion to its secondary bile<unk>  known as lithocholic<unk> . Both of these bile<unk> s, in addition to the others, can be conjugated to taurine or glycine.  Conjugation, a function carried out by the liver will result in a lowered pKa and therefore, the compounds will remain ionized.  These ionized compounds will stay in the gastrointestinal tract until reaching the ileum where they will be reabsorbed.  The purpose of this conjugation is to keep the bile<unk> s in the tract until the end to facilitate lipid digestion all the way to the ileum.
In cases where bacteria overgrow in the small intestine, often due to a blind loop in the intestine retaining chyme in one place, the bacteria will de-conjugate the bile<unk> s and therefore impede fat digestion and absorption.  This can lead to steatorrhea.<unk>  and cholic<unk>  are the most important human bile<unk> s. Some other mammals synthesize predominantly deoxycholic<unk> .
Chenodeoxycholic acid
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