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Preferred term

Taurolithocholic Acid  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A bile salt formed in the liver from lithocholic acid conjugation with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It solubilizes fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.

Entry terms

  • 516-90-5
  • 6042-32-6 (mono-Na salt)
  • Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta)-3-hydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-
  • Lithocholyltaurine

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  • French

  • 516-90-5
  • 6042-32-6 (mono-Na salt)
  • Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta)-3-hydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R2T4635H-P

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