Dehydrocholic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Dehydrocholic acid
other names	3,7,12-trioxo-5 β cholan-24-oic acid 3,7,12-triketocholanic acid
Molecular formula	C 24 H 34 O 5
Brief description	white solid
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 81-23-2 EC number 201-335-7 ECHA InfoCard 100.001.215 PubChem 6674 ChemSpider 6422 DrugBank DB11622 Wikidata Q903387
properties
Molar mass	402.54 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	235-238 ° C
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances no GHS pictograms H and P phrases H: no H-phrases P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Dehydrocholic acid is a chemical compound from the group of bile acids .

Extraction and presentation

Dehydrocholic acid can be obtained by oxidizing cholic acid .

properties

Dehydrocholic acid is a white solid. It occurs naturally in beef bile.

use

Dehydrocholic acid was previously used as a cholagogue , choleretic and test substance.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Data sheet Dehydrocholic acid, 99% from AlfaAesar, accessed on September 13, 2013 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .
2. ^ ^{A b} Dagmar Reiche: Roche Lexicon Medicine . Elsevier Health Sciences, 2003, ISBN 978-3-437-15156-9 , pp. 402 ( limited preview in Google Book search).