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β-D-GLUCOSIDURONIC acid synthesis carried out by the mucosal membrane of the stomach and intestine has been previously demonstrated1–4. This function is strongest in the duodenum. The mechanism of this β-D-glucosiduronic acid conjugation is the same as in the liver; uridine-diphosphoglucosiduronic acid acts as a glucuronic acid donator; this is oxidated by a specific dehydrogenase enzyme system and the final transfer of glucuronic acid is carried out by specific glucuronyl transferase enzymes5.
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HARTIALA, K., PULKKINEN, M. & SAVOLA, P. β-D-Glucosiduronic Acid Conjugation by the Mucosa of Various Organs. Nature 201, 1036 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011036a0
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