LETFERS
TABLE 1 Comparison
TO
THE
EDITOR
extent
of binding
of sodium
and glycocholate (80 mg binder of [3H(G)] bile salt)
taurocholate
and
but
deoxycholic
one-third
100 moles
their
These
experiments
Taurocholate,
Glycocholate,
Agent
moles
bound
0.60’
Cholestyramine
87.7
±
0.22a
73.2
±
Colestipol
75.1
±
0.20
66.2
±
Alfalfa
25.3
±
0.31
28.6
±
0.46’
±
0.52
6.1
±
±
0.26
3.9
±
0.40” 0.95
Wheat straw Sugar beet pulp
2.6 2.7
“Standard error of the mean, bp
TABLE 1 Comparison
TO
THE
EDITOR
extent
of binding
of sodium
and glycocholate (80 mg binder of [3H(G)] bile salt)
taurocholate
and
but
deoxycholic
one-third
100 moles
their
These
experiments
Taurocholate,
Glycocholate,
Agent
moles
bound
0.60’
Cholestyramine
87.7
±
0.22a
73.2
±
Colestipol
75.1
±
0.20
66.2
±
Alfalfa
25.3
±
0.31
28.6
±
0.46’
±
0.52
6.1
±
±
0.26
3.9
±
0.40” 0.95
Wheat straw Sugar beet pulp
2.6 2.7
“Standard error of the mean, bp
