Message: | Chenodeoxycholic acid
Product Name: Chenodeoxycholic acid
Synonyms: URSODEOXYCHOLOC ACID;3,7-dihydroxy-,(3-alpha,5-beta,7-alpha)-cholan-24-oicaci;3,7-dihydroxy-,(3alpha,5beta,7alpha)-cholan-24-oicaci;3,7-Dihydroxy-5-Cholanicacid;3-alpha,7-alpha-dihydroxy-5-beta-cholan-24-oicaci;3-alpha,7-alpha-dihydroxy-5-beta-cholan-24-oicacid;3-alpha,7-alpha-dihydroxycholanicacid;3-alpha,7-alpha-dihydroxycholansaeure
CAS: 474-25-9
MF: C24H40O4
MW: 392.57
EINECS: 207-481-8
Chemical Properties: Off-White Solid
Usage: vitamin D3
Usage: anticholithogenic, antilipemic agent
Usage: A major bile acid in many vertebrates, occurring as the N-glycine and/or N-taurine conjugate. With other bile acids, forms mixed micelles with lecithin in bile which solubilize cholesterol and thus fa cilitates its excretion. Fcilitates fat absorption in the small intestine by micellar solubilization of fatty acids and monoglycerides. Anticholelithogenic. Epimeric with Ursodiol. |