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30960

Deoxycholic acid

≥99.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

3α,12α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid, 7-Deoxycholic acid, Desoxycholic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H40O4
CAS Number:
83-44-3
Molecular Weight:
392.57
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.77
PubChem Substance ID:
329753610
EC Number:
201-478-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3219882
MDL number:
MFCD00003673

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Product Name

Deoxycholic acid, ≥99.0% (T)

InChI key

KXGVEGMKQFWNSR-LLQZFEROSA-N

InChI

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

SMILES string

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

biological source

ox bile

description

anionic

assay

≥99.0% (T)

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D +54±1°, c = 1% in ethanol

mol wt

392.57 g/mol

impurities

≤1% cholic acid (TLC)

mp

170-175 °C
171-174 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

Quality Level

100

Gene Information

human ... ATIC(471)

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Application

Deoxycholic acid has been used as:
  • a hyphal-inhibitory compound in an ex vivo assay to study the hyphal morphogenesis of Candida albicans in the gastrointestinal tract
  • an internal standard to estimate the toxin concentration in the cell pellet
  • a bile acid (BA) standard to quantitatively measure BA in various samples from treated mice by ultra-performance liquid chromatography triple quadrupole mass spectrometry

Biochem/physiol Actions

Deoxycholic acid, due to its amphiphilicity, significantly helps to solubilize, emulsify, and absorb fat, vitamins, and cholesterol in the body. High levels of intestinal deoxycholic acid might cause colorectal cancer by inducing oxidative stress and leading to DNA damage. It acts as an oncogene and pro-tumor factor.

General description

Deoxycholic acid is an amphiphilic molecule and an important constituent of bile acid. It contains hydroxyl groups substituted at the 3α and 12α positions and a carboxyl group towards the end of the branched-chain. These moieties contribute to the hydrophilic nature of the molecule and the hydrophobic cyclopentanophenanthrene forms its center.

Other Notes

For the solubilization of the β-adrenergic receptor

pictograms

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GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Regulatory Listings are mainly provided for chemical products. Only limited information can be provided here for non-chemical products. No entry means none of the components are listed. It is the user’s obligation to ensure the safe and legal use of the product.

30960-25G: + 30960-BULK: + 30960-100G: + 30960-VAR:

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BCCL0189
BCCH8920
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Preparation and characterizations of a novel deoxycholic acid-O-carboxymethylated chitosan-folic acid conjugates and self-aggregates
Wang F, et al.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 84, 1192-1200 (2011)
E Nedivi et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 259(9), 5803-5808 (1984-05-10)
Agonist, but not antagonist, protects the beta-adrenergic receptor from inactivation during solubilization in deoxycholate. Protection is apparently due to locking of the agonist in the receptor, a high affinity interaction induced or stabilized by this detergent. The guanyl nucleotide-binding protein
Shin Yoshimoto et al.
Nature, 499(7456), 97-101 (2013-06-28)
Obesity has become more prevalent in most developed countries over the past few decades, and is increasingly recognized as a major risk factor for several common types of cancer. As the worldwide obesity epidemic has shown no signs of abating
Jeffery L Smith et al.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 39(6), 1673-1682 (2004-06-09)
Focal biliary cirrhosis causes significant morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF). Although the mechanisms of pathogenesis remain unclear, bile acids have been proposed as potential mediators of liver injury. This study examined bile acid composition in CF and assessed
J Stadler et al.
Cancer letters, 38(3), 315-320 (1988-01-01)
Rectal biopsies and fecal collections were obtained from a consecutive series of 34 outpatients prior to colonoscopy at a gastroenterology clinic. Subsequently, 14 were found to have no colonic pathology, 13 had adenomatous polyps, (3 of those had a previous
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