cho·lic acid

(kō′lĭk)

An abundant crystalline bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, derived from cholesterol.

[Greek kholikos, bilious, from kholē, bile; see chole-.]

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cholic acid

(ˈkəʊlɪk)

(Biochemistry) a crystalline insoluble acid present in bile: used as an emulsifying agent and an intermediate in the synthesis of organic compounds. Formula: C24H40O5

[C19: from Greek kholikos; see chole-]

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cho′lic ac′id

(ˈkoʊ lɪk, ˈkɒl ɪk)
n.

a bile acid, C₂₄H₄₀O₅, related to cholesterol.

[1840–50; < Greek cholikós bilious =chol(ḗ) bile + -ikos -ic]

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Noun

cholic acid - an insoluble crystalline acid present in bile

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

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cho·lic ac·id

n. ácido cólico, uno de los ácidos no conjugados de la bilis.

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The serum cholesterol (total, free, esterified, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidized LDL) levels of rats fed a diet containing, by weight, 1% cholesterol and 0.5% cholic acid increased, as compared with those of rats fed a normal diet.

The effects of Coptidis Rhizoma extract on a hypercholesterolemic animal model

Ceragenins, Cationic Steroid Antibiotics (CSA), which are synthetic cholic acid derivatives, have the same mechanism of action as natural AMPs and mimic the activities of AMPs (Lai et al.

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