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C1129

Cholic acid

from bovine and/or ovine, ≥98%

Synonym(s):

3α,7α,12α-Trihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid, Cholanic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H40O5
CAS Number:
81-25-4
Molecular Weight:
408.57
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24892356
EC Number:
201-337-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2822009
MDL number:
MFCD00003672
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biological source

bovine and/or ovine

Quality Level

200

description

anionic

assay

≥98%

form

powder

mol wt

408.57 g/mol

mp

200-201 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 0.175 g/L at 25 °C

application(s)

pharmaceutical

functional group

carboxylic acid

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12C[C@H](O)CC[C@]1(C)[C@@]3([H])C[C@H](O)[C@]4(C)[C@]([H])(CC[C@@]4([H])[C@]3([H])[C@H](O)C2)[C@H](C)CCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C24H40O5/c1-13(4-7-21(28)29)16-5-6-17-22-18(12-20(27)24(16,17)3)23(2)9-8-15(25)10-14(23)11-19(22)26/h13-20,22,25-27H,4-12H2,1-3H3,(H,28,29)/t13-,14+,15-,16-,17+,18+,19-,20+,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1

InChI key

BHQCQFFYRZLCQQ-OELDTZBJSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

General description

Cholic acid is a major primary bile acid produced in the liver which facilitates fat absorption and cholesterol excretion. It is a non-denaturing ionic detergent.

Application

Dietary cholic acid has been used in a study to assess its effect on colonic epithelial cell proliferation. It has also been used in a study to investigate extractions and comparisons of human erythrocyte ghosts.
Non-denaturing ionic detergent used for extraction of membrane proteins.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bile Acid

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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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Lot/Batch Number
0000552773
0000312379
0000312379
0000527064
0000527064

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Hui Zhou et al.
JCI insight, 5(20) (2020-10-16)
High-fat feeding (HFF) leads to gut dysbiosis through unclear mechanisms. We hypothesize that bile acids secreted in response to high-fat diets (HFDs) may act on intestinal Paneth cells, leading to gut dysbiosis. We found that HFF resulted in widespread taxonomic
R Coleman et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 436(1), 38-44 (1976-06-04)
1. Human erythrocyte ghosts were extracted with individual free and conjugated bile salts and, for comparison, with Triton X-100 under conditions approximating to physiological temperature, pH and tonicity. 2. Treatment with cholate, glycocholate, taurocholate, or with Triton X-100 gave lipid-depleted
E E Deschner et al.
Digestion, 21(6), 290-296 (1981-01-01)
Administration of cholic acid (1.0% of the diet) to male Fisher rats for 3 days resulted in increased numbers of DNA synthesizing epithelial cells per colonic crypt column as compared to those found in either control or 0.2% cholic acid-fed
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