Ursodeoxycholic Acid [kyselina ursodeoxycholová]
- Terms
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UDCA
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3 alpha,7 beta-Dihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oic Acid
Cholit-Ursan
Cholofalk
Delursan
Deoxyursocholic Acid
Destolit
Sodium Ursodeoxycholate
Urdox
Ursacholic Acid
Urso
Urso Heumann
Ursobilane
Ursochol
Ursodiol
Ursofalk
Ursogal
Ursolite
Ursolvan
An epimer of chenodeoxycholic acid. It is a mammalian bile acid found first in the bear and is apparently either a precursor or a product of chenodeoxycholate. Its administration changes the composition of bile and may dissolve gallstones. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic.
- Annotation
- /biosyn /defic /physiol permitted; urso- refers to its first isol from URSIDAE (Latin ursus)
- DUI
- D014580 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0022413
- CAS
- Cholan-24-oic acid, 3,7-dihydroxy-, (3alpha,5beta,7beta)-
- Previous indexing
- Bile Acids and Salts (1966-1972); Chenodeoxycholic Acid (1973-1979); Deoxycholic Acid (1973-1974) /analogs & derivatives (1975-1979)
- History note
- 91(80); was see under DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 1980-90
- Public note
- 91; was see under DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 1980-90
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 48
- AE
- adverse effects 12
- AG
- agonists
- AA
- analogs & derivatives 2
- AN
- analysis 1
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BI
- biosynthesis
- BL
- blood 3
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 6
- CL
- classification
- DF
- deficiency
- EC
- economics
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history 1
- IM
- immunology 1
- IP
- isolation & purification 1
- ME
- metabolism 5
- PK
- pharmacokinetics 9
- PD
- pharmacology 54
- PH
- physiology 1
- PO
- poisoning
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards
- SD
- supply & distribution
- TU
- therapeutic use 111
- TO
- toxicity
- UR
- urine
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