A bile salt formed in the liver from lithocholic acid conjugation with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It solubilizes fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
Synonyms: Lithocholyltaurine, 0, Lithocholate, Taurine, Taurolithocholic Acid, Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta)-3-hydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-, Taurine Lithocholate, Taurolithocholate, Acid, Taurolithocholic, 516-90-5, Taurolithocholic Acid, Monosodium Salt, 6042-32-6
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91(78); was see under LITHOCHOLIC ACID 1978-90 ,/biosyn /physiol permitted ,91; was see under LITHOCHOLIC ACID 1978-90
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D013658