Bile is a route of excretion for homogentisic acid in alkaptonuria
B. P. Norman, H. Sutherland, P. J. Wilson, D. A. Rutland, A. M. Milan, A. T. Hughes, A. S. Davison, M. Khedr, J. C. Jarvis, J. A. Gallagher, G. Bou-Gharios, L. R. Ranganath
This study shows that bile excretes homogentisic acid in alkaptonuria mice, both on and off nitisinone treatment, revealing a new pathway for metabolite elimination.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2023 · PreprintBiochemistry