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Taurocholic Acid

Catalog No. DB04348 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 81-24-3 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
2-[(4R)-4-[(1S,2S,5S,7R,9R,10R,11S,14S,15R,16R)-5,9,16-trihydroxy-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadecan-14-yl]pentanamido]ethane-1-sulfonic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
@taurocholic acid

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46508273
CAS Number 81-24-3
PubChem CID 46936954

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Description (English)
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Drug Groups experimental
Description 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. [PubChem]

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