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Taurodeoxycholic Acid
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Definition
: 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.
a bile acid; /biosyn /physiol permitted
Pharmacological Action
Cholagogues and Choleretics
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Detergents
Examples
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid
Other names
Taurodeoxycholate; Taurine Deoxycholate; Deoxycholyltaurine; Taurodeoxycholate, Sodium; Deoxycholate, Taurine; Acid, Taurodeoxycholic; Sodium Taurodeoxycholate
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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taurohyodeoxycholic acid
2958-04-5
Taurodeoxycholic Acid/*analogs & derivatives.
Arzneimittelforschung 1993 Aug;43(8):877-80
tauro-
7,12-
dihydroxycholanic acid
5571-91-5
*Taurodeoxycholic Acid
Isomerism.
J Lipid Res 1983;24(10):1376