Isodeoxycholic Acid

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
566-17-6

[ Name ]:
Isodeoxycholic Acid

[Synonym ]:
Isodesoxycholsaeure
ISODEOXYCHOLIC ACID
3-deoxycholic acid
7ALPHA,12ALPHA-DIHYDROXY-5BETA-CHOLANIC ACID
PHOENO-DEOXYCHOLIC ACID

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Isodeoxycholic acid (7α,12α-Dihydroxycholanoic acid) is the 3β-epimer of ursodeoxycholic acid. Isodeoxycholic acid has the effect on choleresis and liver biochemistry[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. Marschall HU, et al. Isoursodeoxycholic acid: metabolism and therapeutic effects in primary biliary cirrhosis. J Lipid Res. 2001 May;42(5):735-42.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.128 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
547.1ºC at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
210°C (lit.)

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₂₄H₄₀O₄

[ Molecular Weight ]:
392.57

[ Flash Point ]:
298.8ºC

[ Exact Mass ]:
392.29300

[ PSA ]:
77.76000

[ LogP ]:
4.47790

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.543

Isodeoxycholic Acid

Names

Biological Activity

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