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... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Bile Acids and Salts > Cholic Acids > Taurocholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholanes > Cholic Acids > Taurocholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine > Taurocholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine > Taurocholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Inorganic Chemicals > Acids > Acids, Noncarboxylic > Sulfur Acids > Sulfonic Acids > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine > Taurocholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Organic Chemicals > Hydrocarbons > Hydrocarbons, Acyclic > Alkanes > Alkanesulfonic Acids > Taurine > Taurocholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Bile Acids and Salts > Cholic Acids > Deoxycholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid
... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholanes > Cholic Acids > Deoxycholic Acid > Taurodeoxycholic Acid

Preferred term

Taurodeoxycholic Acid  

Type

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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.

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Synonym(s)

  • 516-50-7
  • 5PE424S83L
  • Deoxycholyltaurine
  • Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,12alpha)-3,12-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-

Allowable Qualifier(s)

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Acide taurodésoxycholique

    French

  • 516-50-7
  • 5PE424S83L
  • Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,12alpha)-3,12-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DGD0BPZJ-F

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