The product of conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. Its sodium salt is the chief ingredient of the bile of carnivorous animals. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.
Also Known As:
Sodium Taurocholate; Taurocholate Sodium; Taurocholic Acid, (5 alpha)-Isomer; Taurocholic Acid, (7 beta)-Isomer; Taurocholic Acid, Monolithium Salt; Taurocholic Acid, Monosodium Salt; Taurocholate, Sodium; Cholyltaurine; Taurine Cholate; Taurocholate; Ethanesulfonic acid, 2-(((3alpha,5beta,7alpha,12alpha)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl)amino)-