Taurocholic acid

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Template:Chembox header| Taurocholic acid
Chemical name	2-{[(3alpha,5beta, 7alpha,12alpha) -3,7,12-trihydroxy- 24-oxocholan-24-yl] amino} ethanesulfonic acid
Chemical formula	C26H45NO7S
Molecular mass	515.7058 g/mol
CAS number	[81-24-3]
Density	x.xxx g/cm3
Melting point	125.0 °C
Boiling point	xx.x °C
SMILES	C[C@@]34[C@] (CC[C@@H]4[C@@H] (CCC(NCCS(O) (=O)=O)=O)C) ([H])[C@]2([H]) [C@H](O)C[C@]1 ([H])C[C@H](O)CC [C@@](C)1[C@] ([H])2C[C@@H]3O
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Taurocholic acid, known also as cholaic acid, cholyltaurine, or acidum cholatauricum, is a deliquescent yellowish crystalline bile acid involved in the emulsification of fats. It occurs as a sodium salt in the bile of mammals. It is a conjugate of cholic acid with taurine. Medically it is used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.

Hydrolysis of taurocholic acid yields taurine, a nonessential amino acid.

Commercially, taurocholic acid is manufactured from cattle bile, a byproduct of the meat-processing industry.

See also

• Deoxycholic acid.

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