Chenodeoxycholic acid

Chenodeoxycholic acid

Chenodeoxycholic acid is an epimer of ursodeoxycholic acid. Chenodeoxycholic acid is a bile acid naturally found in the body. It works by dissolving the cholesterol that makes gallstones and inhibiting production of cholesterol in the liver and absorption in the intestines, which helps to decrease the formation of gallstones. It is used for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis.

CDCA | chenodeoxycholic acid