Medical Definition of Glycodeoxycholic acid
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N-(3 alpha,12 alpha-dihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oyl)glycine. A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of deoxycholate with 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,12alpha)-3,12-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)-
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glycodeoxycholic Acid
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