Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 17, 21-24, Copyright © 1976 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Bile acids. XLIX. Allocholic acid, the major bile acid of Uromastix hardwickii
SS Ali, H Farhat and WH Elliott
Tauroallocholate is the major bile salt of the lizard, Uromastix
hardwickii. Alkaline hydrolysis of bile from 25 gallbladders provided 1.21
g of acidic material, about 90% of which was allocholic acid. Analyses by
gas-liquid chromatography, and mass spectrometry verified the presence of
almost 10% of deoxycholic acid and smaller amounts of other 5alpha and
5beta-bile acids.