taurocholic acid

cholyltaurine

 

a bile salt, the taurine conjugate of cholic acid. Called also taurocholic acid.

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

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.

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.

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.

taurocholic acid

a bile acid; when hydrolyzed it splits into taurine and cholic acid.