Definition: A bile salt formed in the liver from chenodeoxycholate and glycine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
a bile acid; /biosyn /physiol permitted
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Other names Glycochenodeoxycholate; Glycine Chenodeoxycholate; Chenodeoxycholylglycine; Chenodeoxycholate, Glycine; Acid, Glycochenodeoxycholic