loading...| Preferred Name | bile acids | |
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Any member of a group of hydroxy steroids occuring in bile, where they are present as the sodium salts of their amides with glycine or taurine. In mammals bile acids almost invariably have 5beta-configuration, while in lower vertebrates, some bile acids, known as allo-bile acids, have 5alpha-configuration. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_138366 |
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chebi_ontology |
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CHEBI:138366 |
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bile acids |
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CHEBI:138366 |
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bile acids |
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| textual definition |
Any member of a group of hydroxy steroids occuring in bile, where they are present as the sodium salts of their amides with glycine or taurine. In mammals bile acids almost invariably have 5beta-configuration, while in lower vertebrates, some bile acids, known as allo-bile acids, have 5alpha-configuration. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_25384 |