Tauroursocholic acid (TUCA) sodium is a taurine-conjugated form of the bile acid ursocholic acid and the 7β-hydroxy epimer of Taurocholic acid. Tauroursocholic acid sodium exists in abundance during the biliary tract cancer, disrupting the balance and cellular toxicity of bile acids and inducing carcinogenesis through oxidative DNA damage and DNA mutation. Tauroursocholic acid (TUCA) sodium can be used for biliary tract cancer research.

Providing storage is as stated on the product vial and the vial is kept tightly sealed, the product can be stored for up to 24 months.
Wherever possible, you should prepare and use solutions on the same day. However, if you need to make up stock solutions in advance, we recommend that you store the solution as aliquots in tightly sealed vials at -20°C. Generally, these will be useable for up to one month. Before use, and prior to opening the vial we recommend that you allow your product to equilibrate to room temperature for at least 1 hour.