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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]
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taurocholic acid
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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 — 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 … Wikipedia
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 — 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
