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The bile acid 3α-hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, which acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption.
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lithocholic acid — One of the acids isolated from human bile as well as from that of cows, rabbits, sheep, and goats. * * * lith·o·cho·lic acid .lith ə .kō lik n a crystalline bile acid C24H40O3 found esp. in humans and the ox * * * litho·cho·lic ac·id… … Medical dictionary
lithocholic acid — |lithə+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary lith + cholic : a crystalline bile acid C23H38(OH)COOH found especially in man and the ox; 3 hydroxy cholanic acid … Useful english dictionary
lithocholic — adjective Of or pertaining to lithocholic acid … Wiktionary
Bile acid — Bile acids (also known as bile salts) are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. In humans taurocholic acid, and glycocholic acid (derivatives of cholic acid) represent approximately eighty percent of all bile acids. The two… … Wikipedia
Deoxycholic acid — IUPAC name (3α,5β,12α,20R) 3,12 dihydroxycholan 24 oic acid … Wikipedia
Chenodeoxycholic acid — IUPAC name chenodiol OR 3α,7α dihydroxy 5β cholanic acid OR 5β cholanic acid 3α,7α d … Wikipedia
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Evolutionary relationships of bile alcohols and bile acids — ▪ Table Evolutionary relationships of bile alcohols and bile acids species bile alcohol or bile acid (trivial name) Elasmobranch fishes Myxine glutinosa (hagfish) 5 b1; cholestane 3 b2;,7 b1;,16 b1;,26 tetrol (myxinol) Mustelus manazo (dogfish) 5 … Universalium
Desoxycholsäure — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Desoxycholsäure Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
