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L6250

Lithocholic acid

≥95%

Synonym(s):

3α-Hydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, 3α-Hydroxy-5β-cholanic acid, 5β-Cholan-24-oic acid-3α-ol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H40O3
CAS Number:
434-13-9
Molecular Weight:
376.57
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24896429
EC Number:
207-099-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3217757
MDL number:
MFCD00003682

Product Name

Lithocholic acid, ≥95%

InChI key

SMEROWZSTRWXGI-HVATVPOCSA-N

InChI

1S/C24H40O3/c1-15(4-9-22(26)27)19-7-8-20-18-6-5-16-14-17(25)10-12-23(16,2)21(18)11-13-24(19,20)3/h15-21,25H,4-14H2,1-3H3,(H,26,27)/t15-,16-,17-,18+,19-,20+,21+,23+,24-/m1/s1

SMILES string

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

biological source

bovine bile

assay

≥95%

mol wt

376.57 g/mol

mp

183-188 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

Quality Level

200

Gene Information

human ... POLA1(5422), TOP2A(7153)
rat ... Polb(29240)

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Application

Lithocholic acid has been used in a study to assess cholestasis and its action on several organs and tissues in rats. It has also been used in a study to investigate the regulation of hepatic phospholipid and bile acid homeostasis through SMAD3 activation by TGFβ.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bile Acid

General description

Lithocholic acid is an oligo(ethylene glycol) derivative of bile acid.

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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BCCN8392
0000446053
0000446053
0000369056
0000349270

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Katarzyna Magiera et al.
Cell chemical biology, 24(4), 458-470 (2017-03-28)
USP2a is a deubiquitinase responsible for stabilization of cyclin D1, a crucial regulator of cell-cycle progression and a proto-oncoprotein overexpressed in numerous cancer types. Here we report that lithocholic acid (LCA) derivatives are inhibitors of USP proteins, including USP2a. The
Vincent R Richard et al.
Aging, 5(4), 234-269 (2013-04-05)
Macromitophagy controls mitochondrial quality and quantity. It involves the sequestration of dysfunctional or excessive mitochondria within double-membrane autophagosomes, which then fuse with the vacuole/lysosome to deliver these mitochondria for degradation. To investigate a physiological role of macromitophagy in yeast, we
Claudiu Saracut et al.
Acta cirurgica brasileira, 30(9), 624-631 (2015-10-16)
To assess whether deoxycholic acid (DOC) and lithocholic acid (LCA) administered in a period of six months in a concentration of 0.25% may have a carcinogenic role in mice colon. The study used C57BL6 female mice divided into four groups.
Satu Strandman et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 117(1), 252-258 (2012-12-12)
Thermoresponsive characteristics of oligo(ethylene glycol) derivatives of lithocholic acid (LCA) depend on the hydrophilic/hydrophobic balance of the compounds. Below a threshold temperature (∼30 °C), one of the derivatives, LCA(EG(4))(2), self-assembles in water into hollow nanotubes that form thixotropic gels at
Yuan Chen et al.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 29(4), 613-626 (2015-02-13)
Among diseases unique to pregnancy, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is the most prevalent disorder with elevated serum bile acid levels. We have previously shown that estrogen 17β-estradiol (E2) transrepresses bile salt export pump (BSEP) through an interaction between estrogen receptor
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