Taurocholic acid

Taurocholic acid

Chembox new
Name = Taurocholic acid
ImageFile = Taurocholic acid.png ImageName = Taurocholic acid
IUPACName =2-{ [(3alpha,5beta,
7alpha,12alpha)
-3,7,12-trihydroxy-
24-oxocholan-24-yl]
amino} ethanesulfonic
acid
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
CASNo = 81-24-3
SMILES = C [C@@] 34 [C@]
(CC [C@@H] 4 [C@@H]
(CCC(NCCS(O)
(=O)=O)=O)C)
( [H] ) [C@] 2( [H] )
[C@H] (O)C [C@] 1
( [H] )C [C@H] (O)CC
[C@@] (C)1 [C@]
( [H] )2C [C@@H] 3O
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C26H45NO7S
MolarMass = 515.7058 g/mol
Density = x.xxx g/cm3
MeltingPt = 125.0 °C
BoilingPt =

Taurocholic acid, known also as cholaic acid, cholyltaurine, or acidum cholatauricum, is a deliquescent yellowish crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats. It occurs as a sodium salt in the bile of mammals. It is a conjugate of cholic acid with taurine. In medical use, it is administered as a cholagogue and choleretic.

Hydrolysis of taurocholic acid yields taurine, a nonessential amino acid.

For commercial use, taurocholic acid is manufactured from cattle bile, a byproduct of the meat-processing industry.

ee also

*Deoxycholic acid.

References

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  • taurocholic acid — [tôr΄ō kō′lik] n. [< TAURINE2 + CHOL(O) + IC] a colorless, crystalline acid, NC26H45O7S, that occurs in the bile of mammals as the sodium salt and promotes the intestinal absorption of lipids, as cholesterol …   English World dictionary

  • taurocholic acid — 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. SYN: cholaic acid. * * * tau·ro·cho·lic acid .tȯr ə .kō lik , .käl… …   Medical dictionary

  • taurocholic acid — noun Etymology: Latin taurus + International Scientific Vocabulary o + cholic (acid) Date: 1857 a bile acid C26H45NO7S derived from cholic acid and taurine and occurring as the sodium salt in the bile especially of carnivores …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • taurocholic acid — /tɔrəˌkɒlɪk ˈæsəd/ (say tawruh.kolik asuhd) noun an acid, C26H45NO7S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of oxen, etc., which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid. {tauro (combining form of Greek tauros bull, ox) + cholic acid} …  

  • taurocholic acid — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kōlik , |kälik noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary taur + cholic acid : a deliquescent crystalline acid (HO)3C23H36CONHCH2CH2SO3H that occurs in the form of the sodium salt in the bile of man, of carnivorous animals, and …   Useful english dictionary

  • taurocholic acid — Chem. an acid, C26H45NO7S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • taurocholic acid — tau′ro•cho′lic ac′id [[t]ˌtɔr əˈkoʊ lɪk, ˈkɒl ɪk[/t]] n. chem. an acid, C26H45NO7occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of humans and certain carnivorous animals • Etymology: 1855–60; taur(ine) + o +cholic acid …   From formal English to slang

  • taurocholic acid — type of acid found in the bile of animals …   English contemporary dictionary

  • taurocholic acid — see bile acids …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Taurocholic — Tau ro*chol ic, a. [Taurine + cholic.] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid, present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It is exceedingly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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