Preferred Name

bile acids

Definitions

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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_138366

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.

has_obo_namespace

chebi_ontology

id

CHEBI:138366

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR

label

bile acids

notation

CHEBI:138366

prefLabel

bile acids

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_36078

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_25384

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_35350

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