Term Name: | bile acid metabolic process |
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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. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0008206] QuickGO AmiGO |