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C9377

Chenodeoxycholic acid

Synonym(s):

3α,7α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid, 5β-Cholanic acid-3α,7α-diol, Chenodiol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H40O4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
392.57
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-481-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3219887
MDL number:
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description

anionic

Quality Level

form

powder

mol wt

392.57 g/mol

technique(s)

protein quantification: suitable

CMC

(3)

mp

165-167 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

C[C@H](CCC(O)=O)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3[C@H](O)C[C@@H]4C[C@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

InChI

1S/C24H40O4/c1-14(4-7-21(27)28)17-5-6-18-22-19(9-11-24(17,18)3)23(2)10-8-16(25)12-15(23)13-20(22)26/h14-20,22,25-26H,4-13H2,1-3H3,(H,27,28)/t14-,15+,16-,17-,18+,19+,20-,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1

InChI key

RUDATBOHQWOJDD-BSWAIDMHSA-N

Gene Information

General description

Chenodeoxycholic acid is a bile acid synthesized in the liver from cholesterol.

Application

Chenodeoxycholic acid has been used in a study to assess its effects as a long-term replacement therapy for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX). It has also been used in a study to investigate its effects on the small-intestinal absorption of bile acids in patients with ileostomies.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bile Acid


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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M O Osman et al.
Gut, 43(2), 232-239 (1999-04-06)
Interleukin 8 (IL-8) has recently been proposed to have an important role in mediating the development of the systemic sequelae associated with severe acute pancreatitis. To define the role of IL-8 in acute pancreatitis by neutralising its effects with a
Gallstone dissolution in man using chenodeoxycholic acid
Bell, G., et al.
Lancet, 300, 1213-1213 null
A Stiehl et al.
Gastroenterology, 98(2), 424-428 (1990-02-01)
The effects of ursodeoxycholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid on the small-intestinal absorption of endogenous bile acids were studied in patients with ileostomies who served as a model to investigate small-intestinal absorption in humans. In the control period, the eight patients