| 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 |
| in_subset | |
| label |
bile acids |
| notation |
CHEBI:138366 |
| prefLabel |
bile acids |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_36078 |