Medical Definition of Taurochenodeoxycholic acid

1. 2-(((3 alpha, 5 beta, 7 alpha)-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)ethanesulfonic acid. A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilise fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic. Pharmacological action: cholagogues and choleretics. Chemical name: Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha)-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid

taupes
taupie
taupies
tauranin
taurate
taurean
tauric
tauricornous
tauridor
tauridors
tauriform
taurin
taurine
taurine dehydrogenase
taurines
taurochenodeoxycholic acid (current term)
taurochenodeoxycholic acid 6alpha-hydroxylase
taurocholate
taurocholic
taurocholic acid
tauroctonies
tauroctony
taurodeoxycholic acid
taurodontism
taurodontisms
taurokathapsia
taurolithocholic acid
tauromachian
tauromachians
tauromachic

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