鸡胆汁含4种胆汁酸(bile acid):鹅脱氧胆酸(chenodeoxycholic acid)80%,胆酸(cholic acid)17%,别胆酸( allocholic acid)5%,均与牛磺酸(taurine)结合,3β,7α-二羟基-Δ4,5-胆烯酸(3β,7α-dihydroxy-4,5-diene-cholic acid),3α-羟基-7酮基胆烷酸(3α-hydroxy-7-oxocholanic acid)。
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