Definition of Glycocholic acid

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats, a conjugate of cholic acid with glycine. ¹

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Medical Definition of Glycocholic acid

1. N-cholylglycine. Bile salt, conjugate of cholate and glycine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as a detergent to solubilise fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic. Pharmacological action: cholagogues and choleretics. Chemical name: Glycine, N-((3alpha,5beta,7alpha,12alpha)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycocholic Acid

glycobiarsol
glycobiological
glycobiologist
glycobiologists
glycobiology
glycocalyces
glycocalyx
glycochemist
glycochemistry
glycochemists
glycochenodeoxycholic acid
glycocholate
glycocholate sodium
glycocholates
glycocholic
glycocholic acid (current term)
glycocin
glycocoll
glycocolls
glycoconjugate
glycoconjugates
glycocorticoid
glycocyamine
glycodelin
glycodendrimer
glycodendrimers
glycodeoxycholic acid
glycodiversification
glycoform
glycoforms

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