taurocholic acid
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cholyltaurine
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tau·ro·cho·lic ac·id
(taw'rō-kō'lik as'),Cholyltaurine; N-choloyltaurine; a compound of cholic acid and taurine, involving the carboxyl group of the former and the amino of the latter; a common bile salt in carnivores.
Synonym(s): cholaic acid
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taurocholic acid
(tôr′ō-kō′lĭk, -kŏl′ĭk)n.
A crystalline acid, C26H45NO7S, involved in the emulsification of fats and occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of humans, oxen, and other mammals.
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tau·ro·cho·lic ac·id
(tawr'ō-kō'lik as'id)A compound of cholic acid and taurine, involving the carboxyl group of the former and the amino of the latter; a common bile salt in carnivores.
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taurocholic acid
One of the bile acids and an important constituent of bile. From the Greek tauros , a bull, from the bile of which the acid was first obtained.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005