OBO ID: CHEBI:138366 |
Term Name: | bile acids | Search Ontology: | |
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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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Ontology: | ChEBI ( EBI ) |
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