C24H40O5
408.6 g/mol
APIWarning
Cholic acid
CAS81-25-4EC201-337-8
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Cholic acid is a natural bile acid typically conjugated with glycine or taurine in vertebrate bile. It is used as an active pharmaceutical ingredient and as a biochemical research compound.
biochemical researchpharmaceutical intermediateemulsifying agent in foods
Content scope: Information here supports chemical identification and industrial supply, research, and manufacturing contexts. It is not a therapeutic claim, medical advice, or drug-use instructions.
Sourcing or supplying this compound?
List your inventory or post a purchase request
CAS 81-25-4
Related Compounds
SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.81
Glycocholic acid
CAS475-31-0
Bile acid for fat absorption
ReferenceSame Category
(RS)-warfarin
CAS81-81-2
pharmaceutical raw material
ReferenceSame Category
Ethylbisiminomethylguaiacol manganese chloride
CAS81065-76-1
pharmaceutical raw material
ReferenceSame Category
Pravastatin
CAS81093-37-0
pharmaceutical raw material
ReferenceSame Category
Clarithromycin
CAS81103-11-9
pharmaceutical raw material
Referencestereoisomer of
Cholic acid-2,2,4,4-d4
CAS116380-66-6
research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium cholate hydrate
CAS206986-87-0
research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium cholate
CAS361-09-1
pharmaceutical raw material
Safety Reference
Warning
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(4R)-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-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
BHQCQFFYRZLCQQ-OELDTZBJSA-N
SMILES
C[C@H](CCC(=O)O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1([C@H](C[C@H]3[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)O)O)C
Synonyms (62)
- CHD
- Cholic acid (JAN/USAN)
- Cholic acid, British Pharmacopoeia (BP)
- Cholic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Cholic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity B
- 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxycholanate
- 5.beta.-Cholic acid
- 5b-Cholate
- 5b-Cholic acid
- Cholalate
- Cholalic acid
- Cholalin
- Cholbam
- Cholbam (TN)
- Cholic acid (8CI)
- Cholic acid (Standard)
- Cholic acid (sodium)
- Cholic acid CRS
- Cholic acid, 5beta-
- CholsA currencyure
- Cholsaeure
- Cholsaeure [German]
- Colalin
- Colalin (VAN)
- OrphacolReg
- TERPENES AND TERPENOIDS
- US10208081, E6-ECDCA
- US10266560, Example 6-ECDCA
- cholic acid
- kolbam
- orphacol