Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0014605-22-2

Chemical Formula

C26-H45-N-O6-S

Molecular Weight

499

Therapeutic Category

Treatment of cholesterol gallstones

Chemical Name

2-(3α,7ß-Dihydroxy-5ß-cholan-24-oylamino)ethanesulfonic acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum tauroursodeoxycholicum (Latin)
• Tauroursodesoxycholsäure (German)

Generic Name

• TUDCA (IS)

Brand Names

• Taurolite
  Bruschettini, China



• Tauro
  Teofarma, Italy

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