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Home/Compounds/API/Deoxycholic acid
C24H40O4
392.6 g/mol
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DEOXYCHOLIC ACID

CAS83-44-3EC201-478-5
Category
API
Compound Class
Steroid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material

Deoxycholic acid is a bile acid that occurs naturally in the body and is used as a pharmaceutical active ingredient. It is employed in manufacturing to produce drugs for specific clinical applications.

pharmaceutical raw material for injectable formulationsbile acid pharmaceutical ingredient

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Related Compounds

SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.81

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bile acid methyl ester

SimilarStructure SimilarSimilarity 0.77

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ReferenceSame Category

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ReferenceSame Category

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Safety Reference

Harmful
Harmful
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for DEOXYCHOLIC ACID (CAS 83-44-3) 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,5R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,12-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

KXGVEGMKQFWNSR-LLQZFEROSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (77)
  • DXC
  • Deoxycholic Acid (Desoxycholic Acid), United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Deoxycholic acid (NF/INN)
  • Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity E
  • Ursodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity E; Chenodeoxycholic Acid EP Impurity E; Deoxycholic Acid
  • 1e3v
  • 3,12-Dihydroxycholanic acid
  • 3alpha
  • 3beta-Isomer Deoxycholic Acid
  • 5-beta-Deoxycholic acid
  • 5b-Cholanic acid-3a,12a-diol
  • 5b-Deoxycholate
  • 5b-Deoxycholic acid
  • 7-Deoxycholate
  • 7-Deoxycholic acid
  • 7-Desoxycholic acid
  • 7alpha-Deoxycholic acid
  • ATX-101 (DEOXYCHOLIC ACID)
  • Cholanoic acid(Standard)
  • Choleic acid
  • Cholerebic
  • Cholic acid, deoxy-
  • Cholorebic
  • DEOXYCHOLIC ACID
  • Degalol
  • Deoxycholatate
  • Deoxycholate, Sodium
  • Deoxycholatic acid
  • Deoxycholic Acid, 12beta
  • Deoxycholic Acid, 3beta
  • Deoxycholic Acid, 5alpha
  • Deoxycholic Acidc
  • Deoxycholic acid (Standard)
  • Deoxycholic acid, >=99.0% (T)
  • Desoxycholic acid
  • Desoxycholsaeure
  • Desoxycholsaeure [German]
  • Dihydroxycholanoic acid
  • Droxolan
  • Kybella
  • Kybella (TN)
  • Pyrochol
  • Septochol
  • acide desoxycholique
  • acido desoxicolico
  • acidum deoxycholicum
  • de-oxycholate

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