Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid (definition)

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Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid

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Definition: A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilize fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.

/biosyn /physiol permitted
Pharmacological Action Cholagogues and Choleretics; Detergents

Other names Taurochenodeoxycholate; Taurine Chenodeoxycholate; Chenodeoxycholyltaurine; Chenodeoxycholate, Taurine; Acid, Taurochenodeoxycholic

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
N-ethyltauroursodeoxycholic acid	0	Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	Hepatology 1995 Sep;22(3):887-95
taurochenodeoxycholate-7-sulfate	66874-12-2	Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	J Lipid Res 1989;30(5):673
taurochenodeoxycholate-3-sulfate	67030-59-5 Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha)-7-hydroxy-24-oxo-3-(sulfooxy)cholan-24-yl)amino)-, (S)	Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.	Hepatology 1984;4(3):477
tauroursodeoxycholic acid	14605-22-2	Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid Isomerism. Pharma Action* Antiviral Agents ; Cholagogues and Choleretics	J Lipid Res 1981;22(4):712

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