Preferred Name

Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000167451

altLabel

Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid

Chenodeoxycholyltaurine

Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha)-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-

cui

C0039356

MESH DEFINITION

A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilize fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.

MESH DUI

D013655

MeSH name

Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid

MESH UI

M0021066

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000167451

NUI

N0000167451

prefLabel

Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T109

T123

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000005963

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