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C24H40O4
392.6 g/mol
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Chenodeoxycholic acid

CAS474-25-9EC207-481-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Chenodeoxycholic acid is a bile acid that acts as a detergent to solubilize fats for intestinal absorption. It is used as a pharmaceutical raw material in the manufacturing of compounds for dissolving gallstones.

pharmaceutical raw material for gallstone dissolutionbile acid for research on fat absorption

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencestereoisomer of

Allochenodeoxycholate

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cholanoid

Referencestereoisomer of

Sodium chenodeoxycholate

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Health Hazard
Health Hazard
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(4R)-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7-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

InChIKey

RUDATBOHQWOJDD-BSWAIDMHSA-N

SMILES

C[C@H](CCC(=O)O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)O)C

Synonyms (94)
  • CTEXLI
  • Acide chenodeoxycholique [INN-French]
  • Acido chenodeoxicholico [INN-Spanish]
  • Acidum chenodeoxycholicum [INN-Latin]
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid (JP16/INN)
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid (JP18/INN)
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Chenodiol (USAN)
  • Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity A
  • Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity A ; Chenodeoxycholic Acid
  • (+)-chenodeoxycholate
  • 3a,7a-dihydroxy-5b-cholanate
  • 7a-Hydroxy-desoxycholsaeure
  • Acid, Chenic
  • Acid, Chenique
  • Acid, Chenodeoxycholic
  • Acid, Gallodesoxycholic
  • Acide chenodeoxycholique
  • Acido chenodeoxicholico
  • Acidum chenodeoxycholicum
  • Anthropodeoxycholic acid
  • Anthropodesoxycholic acid
  • Anthropododesoxycholic acid
  • CDCA (Standard)
  • CHENIX (TN)
  • CHENODEOXYCHOLIC ACID [MART.]
  • Cdca
  • Chendal
  • Chendeoxycholic Acid
  • Chendol
  • Chendol 125
  • Chendol 250
  • Chenic acid
  • Chenique Acid
  • Chenix
  • Chenocedon
  • Chenocholic acid
  • Chenocol
  • Chenodal
  • Chenodeoxycholate, Sodium
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid CRS
  • Chenodesoxycholic acid
  • Chenodesoxycholsaeure
  • Chenodex
  • Chenodiol
  • Chenofalk
  • Chenophalk
  • Chenorm
  • Chenossil
  • Cholanorm
  • Combidol
  • Fluibil
  • Gallodesoxycholic acid
  • Hekbilin
  • Henohol
  • Kebilis
  • Lithofalk
  • US10208081, CDCA
  • Xenbilox
  • acide chenodesoxycholique
  • acido chenodesossicolico
  • acido quenodeoxicolico
  • chAnodAsoxycholique (acide)
  • chenodeoxycholic acid