taurocholic acid

taurocholic acid

noun Chemistry.
an acid, C26H45NO7S, occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of carnivorous animals, which on hydrolysis yields taurine and cholic acid.

Origin:
1855–60
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a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
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taurocholic acid tau·ro·cho·lic acid (tôr'ō-kō'lĭk, -kŏl'ĭk)
n.
A crystalline acid involved in the emulsification of fats and occurring as a sodium salt in the bile of humans and other mammals. Also called cholaic acid.

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