bile acid catabolic process

Term ID

GO:0030573

Synonyms

• bile acid 7alpha-dehydroxylation pathway
• bile acid breakdown
• bile acid catabolism
• bile acid degradation
• cholate catabolic process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of bile acids, any of a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile.

References

Ontology

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