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Ursodeoxycholic acid (INN BAN and AAN) also known as ursodiol (USAN) and the abbreviation UDCA is one of the secondary bile acids which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria.

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ATC prefix
A05
ATC suffix
AA02
CAS number
128-13-2
ChEBI
9907
DrugBank
DB01586
FDA UNII code
724L30Y2QR
IUPAC name
OR, 1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)pentanoic acid, 1013-dimethylhexadecahydro-, 3α7β-dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, (R)-4-((3R5S7S8R9S10S13R14S17R)-37-dihydroxy-
PubChem
31401

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