Bile acids consist of all EXCEPT:
ANSWER: (B) Taurocholic acidREF: Ganong 22nd ed chapter26The bile salts are sodium and potassium salts of bile adds, and all those secreted into the bile are conjugated to glycine or taurine, a derivative of cysteine. The bile acids are synthesized from cholesterolThe two principal (primary) bile acids formed in the liver are cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid.* In the colon, bacteria convert cholic acid to deoxycholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid to lithocholic add. Since they are formed by bacterial action, deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid are called secondary bile acids.
Lithocholic acid
Taurocholic aci
Deoxycholic acid
Chendeoxycholic acid
Cholesterol and Lipoproteins