MiMeDB: Showing metabocard for Taurocholic acid (MMDBc0000009)

Record Information

Version

1.0

Status

Detected and Quantified

Creation Date

2020-10-27 23:24:37 UTC

Update Date

2024-10-09 17:12:29 UTC

Metabolite ID

MMDBc0000009

Metabolite Identification

Common Name

Taurocholic acid

Description

Taurocholic acid is a bile acid and is the product of the conjugation of cholic acid with taurine. Its sodium salt is the chief ingredient of the bile of carnivorous animals. Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals. The distinction between different bile acids is minute, depending only on the presence or absence of hydroxyl groups on positions 3, 7, and 12. Bile acids are physiological detergents that facilitate excretion, absorption, and transport of fats and sterols in the intestine and liver. Bile acids are also steroidal amphipathic molecules derived from the catabolism of cholesterol. They modulate bile flow and lipid secretion, are essential for the absorption of dietary fats and vitamins, and have been implicated in the regulation of all the key enzymes involved in cholesterol homeostasis. Bile acids recirculate through the liver, bile ducts, small intestine, and portal vein to form an enterohepatic circuit. They exist as anions at physiological pH, and consequently require a carrier for transport across the membranes of the enterohepatic tissues. The unique detergent properties of bile acids are essential for the digestion and intestinal absorption of hydrophobic nutrients. Bile acids have potent toxic properties (e.g. membrane disruption) and there are a plethora of mechanisms to limit their accumulation in blood and tissues (PMID: 11316487 , 16037564 , 12576301 , 11907135 ). Taurocholic acid, as with all bile acids, acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for absorption and is itself absorbed. It is used as a cholagogue and choleretic (a bile purging agent). Hydrolysis of taurocholic acid yields taurine, a nonessential amino acid. Taurocholic acid is one of the main components of urinary nonsulfated bile acids in biliary atresia. Raised levels of taurocholate in fetal serum in obstetric cholestasis may result in the development of a fetal dysrhythmia and sudden intra-uterine death (PMID: 3944741 , 11256973 ).

Structure

MOL SDF PDB SMILES InChI

Synonyms

Not Available

Molecular Formula

C₂₆H₄₅NO₇S

Average Mass

515.703

Monoisotopic Mass

515.291673489

IUPAC Name

Not Available

Traditional Name

Not Available

CAS Registry Number

81-24-3

SMILES

Not Available

InChI Identifier

InChI=1S/C26H45NO7S/c1-15(4-7-23(31)27-10-11-35(32,33)34)18-5-6-19-24-20(14-22(30)26(18,19)3)25(2)9-8-17(28)12-16(25)13-21(24)29/h15-22,24,28-30H,4-14H2,1-3H3,(H,27,31)(H,32,33,34)/t15-,16+,17-,18-,19+,20+,21-,22+,24+,25+,26-/m1/s1

InChI Key

WBWWGRHZICKQGZ-HZAMXZRMSA-N

Chemical Taxonomy

Functional Ontology

Not Available

Physical Properties

State

Expected Solid

Predicted Properties

Not Available

Spectra

Not Available

Biological Properties

Cellular Locations

Extracellular

Biospecimen Locations

Bile
Blood
Feces
Fibroblasts
Intestine
Liver
Neuron
Placenta
Urine

Tissue Locations

Fibroblasts
Intestine
Liver
Neuron
Placenta

Associated OMIM IDs

114500 (Colorectal cancer)
610247 (Eosinophilic esophagitis)

Human Proteins and Enzymes

Protein ID	Protein Name	Protein Type	Uniprot ID	Species
MMDBp0191911	Bile salt-activated lipase	Unknown	P19835	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0192108	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B3	Transporter	Q9NPD5	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0192113	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1C1	Transporter	Q9NYB5	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0192115	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1	Transporter	Q9Y6L6	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0192158	Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase	Unknown	P22680	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0192196	Bile acid-CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase	Enzyme	Q14032	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0192716	Monocarboxylate transporter 1	Transporter	P53985	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193190	Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 1	Transporter	Q92887	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193300	Multidrug resistance-associated protein 1	Transporter	P33527	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193386	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2B1	Transporter	O94956	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193395	Canalicular multispecific organic anion transporter 2	Transporter	O15438	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193400	Bile salt export pump	Transporter	O95342	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193419	Multidrug resistance protein 1	Transporter	P08183	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193475	ATP-binding cassette sub-family G member 2	Transporter	Q9UNQ0	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193547	Ileal sodium/bile acid cotransporter	Transporter	Q12908	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193577	Sodium/bile acid cotransporter	Transporter	Q14973	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193588	Solute carrier family 22 member 1	Transporter	O15245	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193639	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1A2	Transporter	P46721	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193865	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 4A1	Transporter	Q96BD0	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0193945	Multidrug resistance-associated protein 4	Transporter	O15439	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0194010	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 3A1	Transporter	Q9UIG8	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0194757	Solute carrier family 22 member 6	Transporter	Q4U2R8	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0194875	ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 11	Transporter	Q96J66	Homo sapiens
MMDBp0195864	Gastrotropin	Unknown	P51161	Homo sapiens

Human Pathways

Pathways

Name	SMPDB/PathBank

Metabolic Reactions

Reactions

Reaction ID	Precursor	Product	Enzyme	Data Source	Reference
MMDBr0000367	Choloyl-CoA	Taurocholic acid	bile acid CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase	VMH	30371894
MMDBr0002632	Choloyl-CoA	Taurocholic acid	bile acid CoA:amino acid N-acyltransferase	VMH	10884298 12239217 12543708 15026425 3741411 6884990
MMDBr0012625	Taurocholic acid	Cholic acid	Not Available	VMH	30371894

Health Effects and Bioactivity

Health Outcome/Bioactivity	Metabolite Response/Effect	Evidence Type	Host and Biospecimen	Data Source	Reference
Biliary atresia		Association	Human Urine	HMDB	3944741

Microbial Sources

Superkingdom/Kingdom	Phylum	Total species	Hosts and Body Sites	Microbial Links
Bacteria	Firmicutes	107	Human feces; Human ; Human urine; Human mucosa; Goat feces; Sheep feces; Human saliva; Human sputum; Pig	Microbial culture; Indirect association between microbiota composition and metabolites measured in host biospecimen; Metabolic reconstruction
Bacteria	Bacteroidetes	54	Human feces; Human ; Human urine; Human stool; Human appendix biopsy; Human saliva	Microbial culture; Indirect association between microbiota composition and metabolites measured in host biospecimen; Metabolic reconstruction
Bacteria	Actinobacteria	37	Human ; Human feces; Human saliva; Human mucosa; Human stool	Microbial culture; Metabolic reconstruction
Bacteria	Proteobacteria	5	Human feces; Human	Metabolic reconstruction
Bacteria	Fusobacteria	3	Human feces	Metabolic reconstruction
Archaea	Euryarchaeota	2		Metabolic reconstruction
Bacteria	Planctomycetes	1	Human feces	Metabolic reconstruction
Eukaryota/Fungi	Ascomycota	1	Human feces; Human saliva	Unknown

Exposure Sources

Source Type	Activity	Data Source	Reference
Drugs	Antimicrobial	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	CompTox
Cosmetics	Not Available	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	CompTox
Domestics	Not Available	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	CompTox

Host Biospecimen and Location

Host and Biospecimen	Status	Mean	Std	Min	Max	Units	Age	Sex	Health Condition	Data Source	Reference
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified									HMDB
Human Urine	Detected and Quantified	0.15	0.087			umol/mmol creatinine	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Biliary atresia	HMDB	3944741
Human Blood	Detected and Quantified	0.1		0.1	0.5	uM	Infant (0-1 year old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	27163928
Human Feces	Detected and Quantified	5.78	4.32			nmol/g dry feces	Not Specified	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	22664055
Human Bile	Detected and Quantified	9910		9600	10220	uM	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	11160372
Human Blood	Detected and Quantified	0.38	0.20			uM	Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	Geigy Scientific Tables, 8th Rev edition, pp. 130. Edited by C. Lentner, West Cadwell, N.J.: Medical education Div., Ciba-Geigy Corp. Basel, Switzerland c1981-1992.
Human Fibroblasts	Detected but not Quantified						Not Specified	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	34986597
Human Intestine	Detected but not Quantified						Not Specified	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	34986597
Human Liver	Detected but not Quantified						Not Specified	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	34986597
Human Neuron	Detected but not Quantified						Not Specified	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	34986597
Human Placenta	Detected but not Quantified						Not Specified	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	34986597
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified						Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	19636438
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified						Children (1-13 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	19636438
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified						Children (6 - 18 years old)	Not Specified	Normal	HMDB	27609529
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified						Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	27543620
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified						Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	25037050
Human Feces	Detected but not Quantified						Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	29808030
Human Urine	Detected but not Quantified						Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	32966057
Human Blood	Detected but not Quantified						Adult (>18 years old)	Both	Normal	HMDB	32966057

External Links

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References

Synthesis Reference

Not Available

General References

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