bile acid

n. Any of the liver-generated steroid acids, such as cholic acid, that commonly occur in the bile in combination with glycine and taurine as sodium salts.

bile′ ac`id

n. any of various steroid acids that emulsify fats during digestion. Compare bile salt.

Thesaurus

Noun

bile acid - any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bilesteroid - any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effectscholic acid - an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile

Translations

bile acid

[′bīl ′as·əd] (biochemistry) Any of the liver-produced steroid acids, such as taurocholic acid and glycocholic acid, that appear in the bile as sodium salts.

bile acid

n. Any of the liver-generated steroid acids, such as cholic acid, that commonly occur in the bile in combination with glycine and taurine as sodium salts.

bile acid

Either of several acids—e.g., cholic acid (CA), chenodeoxycholic acid (CDA)—which are formed in the liver and converted by intestinal bacteria into deoxycholic acid (from CA) and lithocholic acid (from CDA), which are known as secondary BAs. BAs are conjugated in the liver to glycine or taurinese conjugates; glycocholic acid and taurocholic acid form sodium and potassium salts in the alkaline bile in the liver. These conjugated bile acids have a central role in the emulsification and absorption of fatty acids.
Specimen
Serum.

Ref range
< 60 µg/mL—as cholylglycine.

Method
RIA.

AcronymsSeebarium

bile acid

Related to bile acid: bile salt

noun

Words related to bile acid

noun any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile

Related Words

steroid
cholic acid

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