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Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 28, 19-31, Copyright © 1987 by Lipid Research, Inc.

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Vulpecholic acid (1 alpha, 3 alpha, 7 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24- oic acid): a novel bile acid of a marsupial, Trichosurus vulpecula (Lesson)

SP Lee, R Lester and JS Pyrek

A novel trihydroxylated C24 bile acid was isolated from the gallbladder bile of the Australian opossum, Trichosurus vulpecula (Lesson). This acid, for which the name vulpecholic acid is proposed, was identified as 1 alpha, 3 alpha, 7 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oic. The structure proof included mass spectral and 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance characterization of all crucial derivatives obtained by: oxidation of the methyl ester to a triketone with the enolizable 1,3- diketone function; methylation of this triketone to two isomeric methyl enol ethers; and reductive removal of oxygen functions from this triketone to give 5 beta-cholan-24-oic and 7-oxo-5 beta-cholan-24-oic acids. Vulpecholic acid was found in the bile in the unconjugated form; it accounted for more than 60% of the solid bile material. The marsupial T. vulpecula is the first example of a mammal secreting a 1 alpha-hydroxylated bile acid as well as the first example of a mammal secreting the major bile acid in a free form.
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