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.
Ursodeoxycholic Acid has been studied across 17 research domains including 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🔬 Oncology, ❤️ Cardiovascular, 🔥 Metabolic, 🔬 Inflammation. The primary research focus is 🫁 Liver & Detox with 48% of studies addressing this area.
The following compounds share molecular targets with Ursodeoxycholic Acid, based on binding affinity data from BindingDB and ChEMBL. Sorted by shared target overlap.
This evidence profile for Ursodeoxycholic Acid is generated deterministically from 298 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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