Description
Taurocholic acid is a bile acid produced from the conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. It can be used as a cholagogue and cholerectic.
Synonyms
Taurocholate; Cholyltaurine; Cholaic acid; N-Choloyltaurine; Cholic acid taurine conjugate
IUPAC Name
2-[[(4R)-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoyl]amino]ethanesulfonic acid
Molecular Formula
C26H45NO7S
Canonical SMILES
CC(CCC(=O)NCCS(=O)(=O)O)C1CCC2C1(C(CC3C2C(CC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)O)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C26H45NO7S/c1-15(4-7-23(31)27-10-11-35(32,33)34)18-5-6-19-24-20(14-22(30)26(18,19)3)25(2)9-8-17(28)12-16(25)13-21(24)29/h15-22,24,28-30H,4-14H2,1-3H3,(H,27,31)(H,32,33,34)/t15-,16+,17-,18-,19+,20+,21-,22+,24+,25+,26-/m1/s1
InChIKey
WBWWGRHZICKQGZ-HZAMXZRMSA-N
Solubility
Very soluble in water and ethanol; slightly soluble in ether and ethyl acetate
Application
Cholagogues and choleretics; detergents