
A novel varanic acid epimer - (24R,25S)-3α,7α,12α,24-tetrahydroxy-5β-cholestan-27-oic acid - is a major biliary bile acid in two varanid lizards and the Gila monster
Keywords: VA; varanic acid; RP-TLC; reversed-phase thin layer chromatography; RP-HPLC; reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography; ELSD; evaporative light-scattering detector; LC/ESI-MS/MS; liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spec