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 |