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Descriptor English: Lithocholic Acid
Descriptor Spanish: Ácido Litocólico
Descriptor ácido litocólico
Entry term(s) litocolato
Scope note: Ácido biliar que se forma a partir del quenodesoxicolato por la acción bacteriana, generalmente conjugado con glicina o taurina. Actúa como detergente para solubilizar las grasas de modo que puedan ser absorbidas y él mismo es absorbido. Se usa como colagogo y colerético.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácido Litocólico
Descriptor French: Acide lithocholique
Entry term(s): Acid, Isolithocholic
Acid, Lithocholic
Isolithocholic Acid
Lithocholate
Tree number(s): D04.210.500.105.225.480
D04.210.500.221.430.622
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008095
Scope note: A bile acid formed from chenodeoxycholate by bacterial action, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as cholagogue and choleretic.
Annotation: a bile acid; /biosyn /physiol permitted
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Detergents
Registry Number: 5QU0I8393U
CAS Type 1 Name: Cholan-24-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3alpha,5beta)-
Public MeSH Note: 78
History Note: 78(73)
DeCS ID: 8268
Unique ID: D008095
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Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Lithocholic Acid - Preferred
Concept UI M0012623
Scope note A bile acid formed from chenodeoxycholate by bacterial action, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as cholagogue and choleretic.
Preferred term Lithocholic Acid
Entry term(s) Acid, Isolithocholic
Acid, Lithocholic
Isolithocholic Acid
Lithocholate - Narrower
Concept UI M0012624
Preferred term Lithocholate



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