The role of the normal intestinal bacterial flora is to:
A)metabolize bile salts, estrogens, and lipids.
B)break down proteins into amino acids.
C)facilitate the motility of the colon.
D)metabolize aldosterone and insulin.

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The intestinal bacteria do not have major digestive or absorptive functions. They do play a role in the metabolism of bile salts (contributing to the intestinal reabsorption of bile and the elimination of toxic bile metabolites); the metabolism of estrogens, androgens, and lipids and conversion of unabsorbed carbohydrates to absorbable organic acids; the synthesis of vitamin K₂; and metabolism of various nitrogenous substances and drugs.

The Role of the Normal Intestinal Bacterial Flora Is To