The product of conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. Its sodium salt is the chief ingredient of the bile of carnivorous animals. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.

Synonyms: Sodium Taurocholate, Taurocholic Acid, Monosodium Salt, Taurocholate Sodium, Taurocholate, 120600-27-3, Taurocholic Acid, (7 beta)-Isomer, Taurine Cholate, 5E090O0G3Z, Taurocholic Acid, (5 alpha)-Isomer, 0, Cholyltaurine, 86386-60-9, Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha,12alpha)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-, Taurocholic Acid, Taurocholic Acid, Monolithium Salt, 59005-70-8, M6N3TH81NO, Taurocholate, Sodium