Deoxycholic Acid

• CAT Number: A000020
• CAS Number: 83-44-3
• Molecular Formula: C24H40O4
• Molecular Weight: 392.58
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: Deoxycholate, Desoxycholic acid, Cholerebic, Cholorebic
• Storage: Room temperature
• IUPAC Name: (4R)-4-[(3R,5R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,12-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid
• InChI: 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
• InChIKey: KXGVEGMKQFWNSR-LLQZFEROSA-N
• SMILES: CC(CCC(=O)O)C1CCC2C1(C(CC3C2CCC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)C

Deoxycholic acid(CAT: A000020), also known as deoxycholate, cholanoic acid, and 3α,12α-dihydroxy-5β-cholanate, is a bile acid. Deoxycholic acid is one of the secondary bile acids, which are metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria. Deoxycholic acid has been used since its discovery in various fields of human medicine. In the human body deoxycholic acid is used in the emulsification of fats for the absorption in the intestine. Outside the body it is used in experimental basis of cholagogues and is also in use to prevent and dissolve gallstones.