Preferred Label : cholic acids;
MeSH definition : The 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholanic acid family of bile acids
in man, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. They act as detergents to solubilize
fats for intestinal absorption, are reabsorbed by the small intestine, and are used
as cholagogues and choleretics.;
MeSH synonym : acids, cholic; cholalic acids; acids, cholalic;
MeSH annotation : cholic acid glycine conjugate GLYCOCHOLIC ACID; cholic acid taurine conjugate
TAUROCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID is also available;
Codes EINECS : 201-337-8;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D002793;
UMLS CUI : C0008404;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- bile acid [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Indexing information
- MeSH Descriptor(s) used for indexing
- Pharmacological action(s)
- Record concept(s)
- Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- PPI 368 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- chapso [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Semantic type(s)
The 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholanic acid family of bile acids
in man, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. They act as detergents to solubilize
fats for intestinal absorption, are reabsorbed by the small intestine, and are used
as cholagogues and choleretics.
