Medical Definition of Taurochenodeoxycholic acid
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2-(((3 alpha, 5 beta, 7 alpha)-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)ethanesulfonic acid. A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilise fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.
Pharmacological action: cholagogues and choleretics.
Chemical name: Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha)-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid
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