Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid

"Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of chenodeoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as detergent to solubilize fats in the small intestine and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.

Descriptor ID	D013655
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.900.875 D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.900.875 D04.210.500.105.225.272.150.850 D04.210.500.105.225.272.925.875 D04.210.500.105.225.900.900.870 D04.210.500.221.430.342.300.900 D04.210.500.221.430.342.900.910 D04.210.500.221.430.873.920.900
Concept/Terms	Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid Acid, Taurochenodeoxycholic Chenodeoxycholyltaurine Taurine Chenodeoxycholate Taurine Chenodeoxycholate Chenodeoxycholate, Taurine Taurochenodeoxycholate

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Acyclic [D02.455.326]
Alkanes [D02.455.326.146]
Alkanesulfonic Acids [D02.455.326.146.100]
Taurine [D02.455.326.146.100.850]
Taurocholic Acid [D02.455.326.146.100.850.875]
Taurodeoxycholic Acid [D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.900]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.900.875]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Sulfur Acids [D02.886.645]
Sulfonic Acids [D02.886.645.600]
Alkanesulfonic Acids [D02.886.645.600.055]
Taurine [D02.886.645.600.055.850]
Taurocholic Acid [D02.886.645.600.055.850.800]
Taurodeoxycholic Acid [D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.900]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.900.875]
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]
Fused-Ring Compounds [D04.210]
Steroids [D04.210.500]
Bile Acids and Salts [D04.210.500.105]
Cholic Acids [D04.210.500.105.225]
Deoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.272]
Chenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.272.150]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.272.150.850]
Taurodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.272.925]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.272.925.875]
Taurocholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.900]
Taurodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.900.900]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.105.225.900.900.870]
Cholanes [D04.210.500.221]
Cholic Acids [D04.210.500.221.430]
Deoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.342]
Chenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.342.300]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.342.300.900]
Taurodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.342.900]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.342.900.910]
Taurocholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.873]
Taurodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.873.920]
Taurochenodeoxycholic Acid [D04.210.500.221.430.873.920.900]

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