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Glycochenodeoxycholic acid is a bile salt formed in the liver from chenodeoxycholic acid and glycine usually found as the sodium salt. It acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption.

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IUPAC name
(2-(4R)-4-[(3R5S7R8R9S10S13R14S17R)-37-Dihydroxy-1013-dimethyl-23456789111214151617-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoyl]amino]acetic acid)

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