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Home/Compounds/Research Reagent/3b-Hydroxy-5-cholenoic acid
C24H38O3
374.6 g/mol
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Cholenic acid

CAS5255-17-4EC973-563-1
Category
Research Reagent
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Research Compound

Cholenic acid is a research compound with a steroidal structure, characterized by a carboxylic acid and an alcohol functional group. It is commonly used as a laboratory reagent in chemical and biochemical studies.

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(4R)-4-[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid

InChIKey

HIAJCGFYHIANNA-QIZZZRFXSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (37)
  • 3?-Hydroxy-5-cholenic acid
  • 3b-Hydroxy-5-cholenoate
  • 3b-Hydroxychol-5-en-24-ate
  • 3b-Hydroxychol-5-en-24-oate
  • 3b-Hydroxychol-5-enoate
  • 3b-Hydroxychol-5-enoic acid
  • 3b-Hydroxycholenoate
  • 3b-Hydroxycholenoic acid
  • 3b-hydroxy-5-cholenoic acid
  • 3beta-Hydroxy-5-cholenic acid
  • 3beta-Hydroxy-5-cholenoate
  • 5-Cholenic acid-3beta-ol
  • 5-cholenic acid-3B-ol
  • Cholenate
  • Cholenic acid
  • D5-Cholenate
  • D5-Cholenic acid
  • Delta5-Cholenic acid
  • cholenicithocholic acid