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Sodium glycocholate hydrate is used to determine serum total bile acids by fluorimetric and enzymatic methods.
It has also been used in in vitro studies to investigate its effect on micelle formation and solubilization of testosterone.
This compound is considered a detergent used to solubilize fats for absorption.
This chemical product is synthetically derived from a natural compound, cholic acid.
Sodium glycocholate hydrate has been tested in the laboratory for its ability to form a liposomal delivery system to enhance oral insulin delivery. The in vitro results demonstrated that sodium glycocholate liposomes showed promising activity and can be useful to create a new approach to orally deliver insulin more efficiently.

ChEBI: Glycocholic acid sodium salt hydrate is a bile acid glycine conjugate.

Bile Salt