Cytosolic chenodeoxycholoyl-CoA or choloyl-CoA are conjugated with glycine or taurine Authored: Jassal, B, 2005-03-09 13:42:30 Cytosolic bile acid-CoA conjugates (choloyl-CoA; chenodeoxycholoyl-CoA) react with the amino acids glycine and taurine, generating the corresponding bile salts and coenzyme A, catalyzed by BAAT (bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acetyltransferase). In the body, this reaction occurs in hepatocytes and is the means by which bile acids recovered from the intestine are converted to bile salts before being released again into the bile (Kullak-Ublick et al. 2004; Trauner and Boyer 2002). EC Number: 2.3 Edited: D'Eustachio, P, 2007-03-09 21:29:31 GENE ONTOLOGYGO:0008206 Pubmed10884298 Pubmed12663868 Pubmed14699511 Pubmed2037576 Pubmed8034703 Reactome Database ID Release 43159431 Reactome, http://www.reactome.org ReactomeREACT_9991 Reviewed: D'Eustachio, P, 2007-04-30 14:43:26 bile salts choloyl-CoA; chenodeoxycholoyl-CoA glycine; taurine