A novel primary bile acid in the Shoebill stork and herons and its phylogenetic significance
The Shoebill stork, an enigma phylogenetically, was found to contain as its dominant biliary bile acid 16α-hydroxychenodeoxycholic acid, a heretofore undescribed bile acid. The bile acid occurred as its taurine N-acyl amidate; structure was established by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and mass sp...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2002-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520301097 |