bile acid metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0008206

Synonyms

bile acid metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving bile acids, a group of steroid carboxylic acids occurring in bile, where they are present as the sodium salts of their amides with glycine or taurine.

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Ontology

GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO

Relationships

is a type of: monocarboxylic acid metabolic process organic hydroxy compound metabolic process steroid metabolic process

monocarboxylic acid metabolic process organic hydroxy compound metabolic process steroid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: bile acid biosynthetic process bile acid catabolic process bile acid conjugation

bile acid biosynthetic process bile acid catabolic process bile acid conjugation Show first 5 Terms
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of bile acid metabolic process

negative regulation of bile acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
positively regulated by: positive regulation of bile acid metabolic process

positive regulation of bile acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms
regulated by: regulation of bile acid metabolic process

regulation of bile acid metabolic process Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype caused by Genes

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