Fig. 1
From: Tauroursodeoxycholic acid: a potential therapeutic tool in neurodegenerative diseases
Bile acids can be differentiated based on their polarity, as summarised by this figure. More hydrophobic bile acids are represented by their acronyms in the upper part, whereas more hydrophilic are in the bottom part. Abbreviations: CA, cholic acid; CDCA, chenodeoxycholic acid; DCA, deoxycholic acid; GCA, glycocholic acid; GCDCA, glycochenodeoxycholic acid; GDCA, glycodeoxycholic acid; LCA, lithocholic acid; TCA, taurocholic acid; TCDCA, taurochenodeoxycholic acid; TDCA, taurodeoxycholic acid; TUDCA, tauroursodeoxycholic acid; UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid. Modified from [12]