Terms Related to Mersalyl Acid

• Sodium Salt Dehydrocholic Acid

  A semisynthetic bile acid made from cholic acid. It is used as a cholagogue, hydrocholeretic, diuretic, and as a diagnostic aid.

• Sodium Salt Peracetic Acid

  A liquid that functions as a strong oxidizing agent. It has an acrid odor and is used as a disinfectant.

• Hydroxymercuribenzoates

  Hydroxylated benzoic acid derivatives that contain mercury. Some of these are used as sulfhydryl reagents in biochemical studies.

• Hydroxytryptamine

  A biochemical messenger and regulator, synthesized from the essential amino acid L-TRYPTOPHAN. In humans it is found primarily in the central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, ...