Common bile acids and abbreviations
RefMet NameSystematic nameAbbreviation
12-Ketochenodeoxycholic acid3alpha,7alpha-dihydroxy-12-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid12-ketoCA
12-Ketolithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-12-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid12-ketoLCA
23-Nordeoxycholic acid24-nor-3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-23-oic acid23-norDCA
3,12-Diketocholic acid3,12-dioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid3,12-diketoCA
3,6-Diketocholic acid3,6-dioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid3,6-diketoCA
3,7-Diketocholic acid3,7-dioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid3,7-diketoCA
3-epi-Deoxycholic acid3beta,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid3-epiDCA
3-Dehydrocholic acid7alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-3-oxo-5-beta-cholan-24-oic acid3-ketoCA
3-keto-Chenodeoxycholic acid7alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid3-ketoCDCA
3-keto-Deoxycholic acid12alpha-hydroxy-3-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid3-ketoDCA
6,7-Diketolithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-6,7-dioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid6, 7-diketoLCA
6-Ketolithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-6-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid6-ketoLCA
7,12-Diketolithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-7,12-dioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid7, 12-diketoLCA
7-Ketodeoxycholic acid3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-7-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid7-ketoDCA
7-Ketolithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-7-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid7-ketoLCA
Allocholic acid3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-24-oic acidACA
Allolithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-cholan-24-oic acidalloLCA
alpha-Muricholic acid3alpha,6beta,7alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidalpha-MCA
Apocholic acid3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-chol-8(14)-en-24-oic acidapoCA
Isocholic acid3beta,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidbeta-CA
beta-Muricholic acid3alpha,6beta,7beta-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidbeta-MCA
Isoursodeoxycholic acid3beta,7beta-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidbeta-UDCA
Cholic acid3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidCA
Chenodeoxycholic acid3alpha,7alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidCDCA
Deoxycholic acid3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidDCA
Dehydrocholic acid3,7,12-trioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic aciddehydroLCA
Dehydrolithocholic acid3-oxo-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidDHLCA
Glycocholic acidN-(3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGCA
Glycochenodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,7alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGCDCA
Glycodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)glycineGDCA
Glycodehydrocholic acidN-(3,7,12-trioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGDHCA
Glycohyocholic acidN-(3alpha,6alpha,7alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGHCA
Glycohyodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,6alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGHDCA
Glycolithocholic acidN-(3alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGLCA
Glycoursocholic acidN-(3alpha,7beta,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGUCA
Glycoursodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,7beta-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGUDCA
Hyocholic acid3alpha,6alpha,7alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidHCA
Hyodeoxycholic acid3alpha,6alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidHDCA
Isodeoxycholic acid7alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidisoDCA
Isohyodeoxycholic acid3beta,6alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidbeta-HDCA
Isolithocholic acid3beta-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidisoLCA
Lithocholic acid3alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidLCA
Muricholic acid3alpha,6,7-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidMCA
Murideoxycholic acid3alpha,6beta-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidMDCA
omega-Muricholic acid3alpha,6alpha,7beta-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidomega-MCA
Tauro-alpha-muricholic acidN-(3alpha,6beta,7alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineT-alpha-MCA
Tauro-beta-muricholic acidN-(3alpha,6beta,7beta-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineT-beta-MCA
Taurocholic acidN-(3alpha,7alpha,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTCA
Taurochenodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,7alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTCDCA
Taurodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTDCA
Taurodehydrocholic acidN-(3,7,12-trioxo-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTDHCA
Taurohyocholic acidN-(3alpha,6alpha,7alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTHCA
Taurohyodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,6alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTHDCA
Taurolithocholic acidN-(3alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTLCA
Tauro-omega-muricholic acidN-(3alpha,6alpha,7beta-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineT-omega-MCA
Tauroursodeoxycholic acidN-(3alpha,7beta-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTUDCA
Ursocholic acid3alpha,7beta,12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidUCA
Ursodeoxycholic acid3alpha,7beta-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidUDCA
Chenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate3alpha-sulfooxy-7alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidCDCA-3S
Cholic acid 3-sulfate3alpha-sulfooxy-7alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidCA-3S
Deoxycholic acid 3-sulfate3alpha-sulfooxy-12alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidDCA-3S
Glycochenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-12alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGCDCA-3S
Glycocholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-7alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGCA-3S
Glycodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-12alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGDCA-3S
Glycolithocholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGLCA-3S
Glycoursodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-7beta-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineGUDCA-3S
Lithocholic acid 3-sulfate3alpha-sulfooxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidLCA-3S
Taurochenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-7alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTCDCA-3S
Taurocholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-7alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTCA-3S
Taurodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-12alpha-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTDCA-3S
Taurolithocholic acid 3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-taurineTLCA-3S
Tauroursodeoxycholic acid-3-sulfateN-(3alpha-sulfooxy-7beta-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oyl)-glycineTUDCA-3S
Ursodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate3alpha-sulfooxy-7beta-hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acidUDCA-3S
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