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deoxycholic acid

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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-ks-klk)
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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The bile acids are crucial for digesting fat, but high levels of some bile acids - particularly one type called deoxycholic acid - have been linked toan increased risk of colon cancer.
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