Bile salt evolution
Viewed against the background of known or supposed biosynthetic pathways for cholic and chenodeoxycholic acids in man and laboratory animals, the chemical nature of bile salts in more primitive animals clearly indicates that evolution from C27, 5α-alcohol sulfates to C24, 5β-acids has taken place. S...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1967-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520388738 |