Taurodeoxycholic Acid

**Definition:** A bile salt formed in the liver by conjugation of deoxycholate with taurine, usually as the sodium salt. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic, also industrially as a fat emulsifier.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.455.326.146.100.850.875.900 - D02.886.645.600.055.850.800.900 - D04.210.500.105.225.272.925 - D04.210.500.105.225.900.900 - D04.210.500.221.430.342.900 - D04.210.500.221.430.873.920

**Synonyms:** - Deoxycholyltaurine