The role of enteric bacteria in the aner
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Tucker, Mark A. ;Bisesi, Michael S. ;Smith, Timothy J.
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Article
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1989
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The primary (and inactive) enteric metabolite of 5aminosalicylate is N-acetyl-5-aminosalicylate. Previous studies have demonstrated acetylation of this anti-inflammatory agent by intestinal and bacterial homogenates. To assess the contribution of anerobic bacteria to the N-acetylation in vivo, we ha