Amir Hassan, Mansoor Ahmed, Munawwer Rasheed, Najia Mansoor, Rafeeq Alam Khan, Mustafa Kamal, Mohammad Abdur Rashid.
Analyses of bile from gallbladders of Arius platystomus, Arius tenuispinis, Pomadasys commersonni and Kishinoella tonggol..
Pak J Pharm Sci Jan ;28(4):1253-8.

Bile from gallbladders of Arius platystomus (Singhara), Arius tenuispinis (Khagga), Pomadasys commersonni (Holoola) and Kishinoella tonggol (Dawan) were derivatised and analysed by GC-MS for identification of bile acids and bile alcohols. Cholic acid and Chenodeoxycholic acid were found as major bile acids in Arius platystomus, Arius tenuispinis and Pomadasys commersonni. Other bile acids identified in Arius platystomus were allochenodeoxycholic acid, allodeoxycholic acid, 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-24-methyl-5beta-cholestane-26-oic acid, and 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha, 24-tetrahydroxy-5alpha-cholestane-26-oic acid. Cholesterol was found as major bile alcohol in Arius platystomus, Arius tenuispinis and Pomadasys commersonni. Cholic acid was the major bile acid identified in the bile of Kishinoella tonggol while other bile acids included 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-tridydroxy-5alpha-cholestanoic acid and 3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-tridydroxy-5beta-cholestanoic acid. Bile alcohol 5beta-cyprinol was present in significant amounts with 5beta-cholestane-3alpha,7alpha,12alpha,24-tetrol being the other contributors in the bile of Kishinoella tonggol.

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