TAUROCHOLIC ACID
\tˌɔːɹəkˈɒlɪk ˈasɪd], \tˌɔːɹəkˈɒlɪk ˈasɪd], \t_ˌɔː_ɹ_ə_k_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\
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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.
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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C24H45NOS7, crystalline, obtained from bile.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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