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. 2021 Sep 23;26(19):5764. doi: 10.3390/molecules26195764

Table 1.

BS composition in the small intestine. Composition of the BS in the small intestine in respect to the concentration of their conjugated and unconjugated forms. The BS appears in its conjugated form in the duodenum and jejunum; the deconjugation process is mostly observed in the ileum.

Duodenum Jejunum Ileum
Conjugated [%] Unconjugated [%] Ref. Conjugated [%] Unconjugated [%] Ref. Conjugated [%] Unconjugated [%] Ref.
99.70 0.30 [35] 100.00 0.00 [35] 88.00 11.79 [36]
94.20 5.00 [35] 96.50 3.50 [35] 75.00 25.00 [37]
91.00 9.00 [37] 84.00 15.50 [37]