Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 25, 1330-1336, Copyright © 1984 by Lipid Research, Inc.
Bile salts of the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae
K Kihira, Y Akashi, S Kuroki, J Yanagisawa, F Nakayama and T Hoshita
Bile salts of the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae, Smith, have been
analyzed and shown to have three bile alcohols, latimerol, 5 alpha-
cyprinol, and 5 alpha-cholestane-3 beta, 7 alpha,-12 alpha,25,26- pentol,
two C24 bile acids, chenodeoxycholic acid and cholic acid, one C26 bile
acid, probably 3 beta, 7 alpha, 12 alpha-trihydroxy-27-nor-5
alpha-cholestan-26-oic acid, and two C27 bile acids, 3 alpha,7 alpha,12
alpha-trihydroxy-5 alpha-cholestan-26-oic acid and 3 beta,7 alpha,12
alpha-trihydroxy-5 alpha-cholestan-26-oic acid as determined by gas- liquid
chromatography and gas-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.