C24H40O5
408.6 g/mol
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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
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Referencestereoisomer of
Cholic acid-2,2,4,4-d4
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Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium cholate hydrate
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Referencestereoisomer of
Sodium cholate
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Safety Reference
Warning
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Cholic acid (CAS 81-25-4) is 2918.19.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2918.19
EU CN code (8-digit)
2918 19 30
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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