CHEBI:138366 - bile acids

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ChEBI Name bile acids
ChEBI ID 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 5β-configuration, while in lower vertebrates, some bile acids, known as allo-bile acids, have 5α-configuration.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s): Bronsted acid
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Bronsted base).
(via oxoacid )
Related Structures
bile acids is a Structural Derivative of
cholane
Mass : 330.59028
Formula : C24H42
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is a
has part
is conjugate base of
is conjugate acid of
is tautomer of
is enantiomer of
has functional parent
has parent hydride
is substituent group from
has role
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