Medical Definition of Taurodeoxycholic acid
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2-(((3 alpha, 5 beta,12 alpha)-3,12-dihydro-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)ethanesulfonic acid. A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of deoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic, also industrially as a fat emulsifier.
Pharmacological action: cholagogues and choleretics, excipient.
Chemical name: Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,12alpha)-3,12-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taurodeoxycholic Acid
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