A bile salt formed in the liver from chenodeoxycholate and glycine, usually as the sodium salt. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
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References
• Ollila, F., et al.: Langmuir, 17, 7107 (2001)
• Uekama, K., et al.: Chem. Pharm. Bull., 52, 900 (2001)
• Tongiani, S., et al.: J. Pharm. Sci., 94, 2380 (2001)