Lithocholic acid

It is a bile acid obtained from chenodeoxycholic acid by bacterial action. It has a role as a human metabolite, a mouse metabolite and a geroprotector. It is a bile acid, a monohydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid and a C24-steroid. It is a conjugate acid of a lithocholate. Lithocholic acid is a monohydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid with a alpha-hydroxy substituent at position 3.

API Name Ursodeoxycholic acid
CAS No 434-13-9
Molecular Formula C24H40O3
Molecular Weight 376.6 g/mol
Synonyms (4R)-4-[(3R,5R,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pe -Show More

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