deoxycholic acid /de·oxy·chol·ic ac·id/ (de-ok″se-ko´lik) a secondary bile acid formed from cholic acid in the intestine; it is a choleretic.
de·ox·y·cho·lic acid (d - k s-k  l k)n. A bile acid used as a choleretic and digestant and in the synthesis of adrenocortical hormones such as cortisone. |
deoxycholic acid
one of the bile acids, capable of forming soluble, diffusible complexes with fatty acids, and thereby allowing for their absorption in the small intestine.
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