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. 2014 May;55(5):978–990. doi: 10.1194/jlr.D047506

Abbreviations and trivial names of unconjugated, N-acylamidated (with glycine or taurine), and sulfated bile acids used in this study

Abbreviations Trivial Names
Saturated bile acids
 1 CA Cholic acid
 2 CDCA Chenodeoxycholic acid
 3 DCA Deoxycholic acid
 4 LCA Lithocholic acid
 5 UDCA Ursodeoxycholic acid
 6 alloCA 3α,7α,12α-Trihydroxy-5α-cholan-24-oic acid
 7 alloCDCA 3α,7α-Dihydroxy-5α-cholan-24-oic acid
 8 isoDCA 3β,12α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid
 9 isoLCA 3β-Hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid
 10 allo-isoLCA 3β-Hydroxy-5α-cholan-24-oic acid
 11 HCA Hyocholic acid
 12 UCA Ursocholic acid
 13 HDCA Hyodeoxycholic acid
 14 MDCA Murideoxycholic acid
Unsaturated bile acids
 15 CA-Δ1-3-one 7α,12α,-Dihydroxy-3-oxo-1-cholen-24-oic acid
 16 CA-Δ4-3-one 7α,12α,-Dihydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholen-24-oic acid
 17 CA-Δ4,6-3-one 7α,12α,-Dihydroxy-3-oxo-4,6-choladien-24-oic acid
 18 CDCA-Δ4-3-one 7α-Hydroxy-3-oxo-4-cholen-24-oic acid
 19 CDCA-Δ4,6-3-one 7α-Hydroxy-3-oxo-4,6-choladien-24-oic acid
 20 isoCA-Δ5 3β,7α,12α-Trihydroxy-5-cholen-24-oic acid
 21 isoCDCA-Δ5 3β,7α-Dihydroxy-5-cholen-24-oic acid
 22 isoUDCA-Δ5 3β,7β-Dihydroxy-5-cholen-24-oic acid
 23 isoDCA-Δ5 3β,12α-Dihydroxy-5-cholen-24-oic acid
 24 isoLCA-Δ5 3β-Hydroxy-5-cholen-24-oic acid
Hydroxylated bile acids at uncommon position
 25 CA-1β-ol 1β,3α,7α,12α-Tetrahydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 26 CA-2β-ol 2β,3α,7α,12α-Tetrahydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 27 isoCA-4β-ol 3β,4β,7α,12α-Tetrahydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 28 CA-6α-ol 3α,6α,7α,12α-Tetrahydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 29 CDCA-1β-ol 1β,3α,7α-Trihydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 30 CDCA-2β-ol 2β,3α,7α-Trihydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 31 CDCA-4β-ol 3α,4β,7α-Trihydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
 32 DCA-1β-ol 1β,3α,12α-Trihydroxy-5β-cholan 24-oic acid
Keto-bile acids
 33 7-KetoDCA 3α,12α-Dihydroxy-7-oxo-5β-cholan-24-oic acid
 34 7-KetoLCA 3α-Hydroxy-7-oxo-5β-cholan-24-oic acid
 35 LCA-3-one 3-Oxo-5β-cholan-24-oic acid
Short or long side chain bile acids
 36 norDCA 3β-Hydroxy-5β-cholan-23-oic acid
 37 THChA 3α,7α,12α-Trihydroxy-5β-cholestan-27-oic acid
 38 DHChA 3α,7α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholestan-27-oic acid
N-acylamidated bile acids
 39 GCA Glycocholic acid
 40 GCDCA Glycochenodeoxycholic acid
 41 GUDCA Glycoursodeoxycholic acid
 42 GDCA Glycodeoxycholic acid
 43 GLCA Glycolithocholic acid
 44 TCA Taurocholic acid
 45 TCDCA Taurochenodeoxycholic acid
 46 TUDCA Tauroursodeoxycholic acid
 47 TDCA Taurodeoxycholic acid
 48 TLCA Taurolithocholic acid
Sulfated bile acids
 49 CA3S Cholic acid 3-sulfate
 50 CDCA3S Chenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 51 UDCA3S Ursodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 52 DCA3S Deoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 53 LCA3S Lithocholic acid 3-sulfate
Double conjugated bile acids
 54 GCA3S Glycocholic acid 3-sulfate
 55 GCDCA3S Glycochenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 56 GUDCA3S Glycoursodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 57 GDCA3S Glycodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 58 GLCA3S Glycolithocholic acid 3-sulfate
 59 TCA3S Taurocholic acid 3-sulfate
 60 TCDCA3S Taurochenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 61 TUDCA3S Tauroursodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 62 TDCA3S Taurodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate
 63 TLCA3S Taurolithocholic acid 3-sulfate