COOH
COOH
Deoxycholic acid
(XXXIII)
Chenodeoxycholic acid
(XXXVI)
by bacteria
in man
rats and rabbits
by liver
in rats
COOH
Cholic acid
(XXXIV)
HO"
Hyocholic acid
(XXXVII)
FIG. 5. Scheme for the biosynthesis of bile acids.
COOH
Hyodeoxycholic acid
(XXXVIII)
CO
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