What is Ursodeoxycholic acid?
Ursodeoxycholic acid is a natural compound in the class of secondary bile acids. It is a commonly found compound in mammal intestines produced by gut bacteria. First, it was identified in the bile of bears but nowadays, it is industrially produced from bovine bile.
Ursodeoxycholic acid has been used in medicine as a remedy to gallstone disease by reducing cholesterol levels hence leading to the dissolution of cholesterol-rich gallstones.
Due to its steroid-type structure, scientists have identified various medical and biological uses like
- To prevent cholelithiasis
- Improve activity of liver enzymes
- Protects liver cells
- Imrpoves liver function
- And more.
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