A bile acid formed by bacterial action from cholate. It is usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. Deoxycholic acid acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for intestinal absorption, is reabsorbed itself, and is used as a choleretic and detergent.
Deoxycholic Acid has been studied across 15 research domains including 🔬 Oncology, 🦠 Gut & Microbiome, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🔥 Metabolic, ❤️ Cardiovascular. The primary research focus is 🔬 Oncology with 22% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Deoxycholic Acid, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
This evidence profile for Deoxycholic Acid is generated deterministically from 300 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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