Structured Summary
Abstract
A major primary bile acid produced in the liver and usually conjugated with glycine or taurine. It facilitates fat absorption and cholesterol excretion.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C24H40O5
- Molecular Weight
- 408.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 81-25-4
- 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
- MeSH Unique ID
- D019826
- Source
- PubChem CID 221493
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Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Cholbam
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Aspects Covered
28 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
CHOLIC ACIDS is available
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History Note
1999; use CHOLIC ACID (NM) 1981-1998
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Previous Indexing
- Cholic Acids (1978-1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cholic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019826. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019826
- Cholic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholic_acid
- Cholic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q287415
- Cholic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 221493. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/221493