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MeSH Heading: Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.105.225.272.962; D04.210.500.221.430.342.925
Unique ID: D014580
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014580
Annotation: /biosyn /‌defic /‌physiol permitted; urso- refers to its first isol from URSIDAE (Latin ursus)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): 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
Pharm Action: Cholagogues and Choleretics
Registry Number: 724L30Y2QR
Related Numbers: 128-13-2
CAS Type 1 Name: 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)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 1980-90
History Note: 91(80); was see under DEOXYCHOLIC ACID 1980-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/05/30
Revision Date: 2017/05/24

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Concept UI: M0022413
Registry Number: 724L30Y2QR
Related Numbers: 128-13-2
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Ursodeoxycholic Acid Preferred Term
Term UI T042654
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Ursacholic Acid
Term UI T042653
Date09/17/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 3 alpha,7 beta-Dihydroxy-5 beta-cholan-24-oic Acid
Term UI T042657
Date05/18/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Ursodiol
Term UI T042655
Date10/20/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Deoxyursocholic Acid
Term UI T042652
Date05/30/1979
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Ursodeoxycholic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2023