URSACHOLIC ACID
\ˌɜːsɐkˈɒlɪk ˈasɪd], \ˌɜːsɐkˈɒlɪk ˈasɪd], \ˌɜː_s_ɐ_k_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k ˈa_s_ɪ_d]\
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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.
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.
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