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... > Polycyclic Compounds > Fused-Ring Compounds > Steroids > Cholanes > Cholic Acids > Glycocholic Acid
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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptoids > N-substituted Glycines > Glycocholic Acid
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Glycine > N-substituted Glycines > Glycocholic Acid

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Glycocholic Acid  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cholylglycine

Scope note

  • The glycine conjugate of CHOLIC ACID. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed.

History note

  • 78(73)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006000

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