chenodeoxycholic acid

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von chenodeoxycholic acid im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A bile acid that is synthesized in the liver from cholesterol

{i} one of the main bile acids in people that takes place when united with glycine or taurine with its function to facilitates absorption of fat and cholesterol excretion

chenodesoxycholic acid

Silbentrennung

chenodeoxycholic ac·id

Etymologie

() Ancient Greek χήνα, "goose" (in which it was first isolated), deoxy, and cholic.