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Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholanes > Cholic Acids
Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Bile Acids and Salts > Cholic Acids

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Cholic Acids  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Acids, Cholalic
  • Cholalic Acids

Note

  • cholic acid glycine conjugate = GLYCOCHOLIC ACID; cholic acid taurine conjugate = TAUROCHOLIC ACID; CHOLIC ACID is also available

Scope note

  • The 3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-trihydroxy-5 beta-cholanic acid family of bile acids in man, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. They act as detergents to solubilize fats for intestinal absorption, are reabsorbed by the small intestine, and are used as cholagogues and choleretics.

History note

  • 75; was CHOLIC ACID 1973-74 (Prov 1973), was CHOLIC ACID see under BILE ACIDS AND SALTS 1963-73

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002793

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