Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C26H45NO7S
- Molecular Weight
- 515.7 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 81-24-3
- IUPAC Name
- 2-[[(4R)-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoyl]amino]ethanesulfonic acid
- InChIKey
- WBWWGRHZICKQGZ-HZAMXZRMSA-N
- SMILES
- C[C@H](CCC(=O)NCCS(=O)(=O)O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1([C@H](C[C@H]3[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)O)O)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013656
- Source
- PubChem CID 6675
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- Cholyltaurine
- Sodium Taurocholate
- Taurine Cholate
- Taurocholate
- Taurocholate Sodium
- Taurocholic Acid, (5 alpha)-Isomer
- Taurocholic Acid, (7 beta)-Isomer
- Taurocholic Acid, Monolithium Salt
- Taurocholic Acid, Monosodium Salt
- Taurocholate, Sodium
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Aspects Covered
29 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/biosyn /physiol permitted
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History Note
74(73)
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Previous Indexing
- Bile Acids and Salts (1966-1972)
- Taurine (1966-1972)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Taurocholic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013656. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013656
- Taurocholic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurocholic_acid
- Taurocholic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2659931
- Taurocholic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6675. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6675