Preferred Label : taurocholic acid;
MeSH definition : The product of conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. Its sodium salt is the chief
ingredient of the bile of carnivorous animals. It acts as a detergent to solubilize
fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.;
MeSH synonym : cholyltaurine;
CISMeF synonym : 145-42-6 (Taurocholic acid, monosodium salt);
MeSH hyponym : taurocholic acid, (7 beta)-Isomer; taurocholate; taurocholic acid, (5 alpha)-Isomer; taurocholic acid, monolithium salt; taurocholic acid, monosodium salt; Sodium Taurocholate; Taurocholate, Sodium; Taurocholate Sodium; Taurine Cholate;
MeSH CAS label : ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha,12alpha)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-;
MeSH Related Number : taurocholic acid, monosodium salt; taurocholic acid, (7 beta)-Isomer; taurocholic acid, monolithium salt; taurocholic acid, (5 alpha)-Isomer; 120600-27-3 (mono-Li salt); 145-42-6 (mono-Na salt); 59005-70-8 ((5 alpha)-isomer); 81-24-3 (Taurocholic acid); 86386-60-9 ((7 beta)-isomer); M6N3TH81NO;
Registry Number MeSH : 81-24-3;
Related CAS MeSH : 86386-60-9 (Taurocholic acid, (7 beta)-Isomer); 120600-27-3 (Taurocholic acid, monolithium salt); 59005-70-8 (Taurocholic acid, (5 alpha)-Isomer); M6N3TH81NO (Taurocholic acid, monosodium salt);
MeSH annotation : /biosyn /physiol permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurocholic acid;
Is substance : O;
UNII : 5E090O0G3Z;
InChIKey : WBWWGRHZICKQGZ-HZAMXZRMSA-N;
Origin ID : D013656;
UMLS CUI : C0039358;
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The product of conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. Its sodium salt is the chief
ingredient of the bile of carnivorous animals. It acts as a detergent to solubilize
fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.