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Lithocholic Acid

Known as: Acid, Lithocholic, Lithocholic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient], Cholan-24-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3alpha,5beta)- 
A bile acid formed from chenodeoxycholate by bacterial action, usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats… 
National Institutes of Health

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12-ketolithocholic acid24-norlithocholic acid3-hydroxy-7,12-diketocholanoic acid3-hydroxy-7-methylcholanoic acid

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Inhibition of [3H]ponasterone A binding by ecdysone agonists in the intact Sf-9 cell line
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Rat liver UDP-glucuronosyltransferase. cDNA sequence and expression of a form glucuronidating 3-hydroxyandrogens.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Biliary Bile Acid and Bile Lipid Composition in Gallstone Patients
In five patients with radiolucent gallstones, the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid (Urso) in doses of 250, 500, 750, 1,000, and 1… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Bioluminescence measurement of primary bile acids using immobilized 7 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: application to serum bile acids.
A simple, rapid, and sensitive bioluminescence method for measuring primary bile acids has been developed and validated. The… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Bile acid profiles in urine of patients with liver diseases
Abstract. Quantitative gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry was used to study the metabolic profiles of unconjugated, conjugated… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Hepatic toxicity in the rhesus monkey treated with chenodeoxycholic acid for 6 months: biochemical and ultrastructural studies.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Quantitative analysis of bile acids in serum and bile, using gas--liquid chromatography.
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Bile acid sulfates. I. Synthesis of lithocholic acid sulfates and their identification in human bile.
Sulfate esters of lithocholic, glycolithocholic, and taurolithocholic acids were synthesized using sulfur trioxide in pyridine… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Bile acid sulfates. II. Formation, metabolism, and excretion of lithocholic acid sulfates in the rat.
Sulfate esterification has been shown previously to be a prominent feature of lithocholate metabolism in man. These studies were… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
STUDIES OF LYSOSOMES. VI. THE EFFECT OF NEUTRAL STEROIDS AND BILE ACIDS ON LYSOSOMES IN VITRO.
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