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CHEBI:3098 - bile acid

ChEBI IDCHEBI:3098
ChEBI Namebile acid
Stars
DefinitionAny member of a group of hydroxy-5β-cholanic acids 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 5β-configuration.
Last Modified4 September 2018
Roles Classification

ChEBI Ontology
Synonyms  Source
Bile saltKEGG COMPOUND
Bile acidKEGG COMPOUND
Gallensäuren  deChEBI
Gallensäure  deChEBI
bile acidsChEBI
5β-bile acidChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C01558KEGG COMPOUND