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Ursodeoxycholic acid

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

3α,7β-Dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, 5β-Cholan-24-oic acid-3α,7β-diol, 7β-Hydroxylithocholic acid, UDCS

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H40O4
CAS Number:
128-13-2
Molecular Weight:
392.57
Beilstein:
3219888
MDL number:
MFCD00003680
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329827593
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

ursodeoxycholic acid

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

203-204 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

C[C@H](CCC(O)=O)[C@H]1CC[C@H]2[C@@H]3[C@@H](O)C[C@@H]4C[C@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@H]3CC[C@]12C

InChI

1S/C24H40O4/c1-14(4-7-21(27)28)17-5-6-18-22-19(9-11-24(17,18)3)23(2)10-8-16(25)12-15(23)13-20(22)26/h14-20,22,25-26H,4-13H2,1-3H3,(H,27,28)/t14-,15+,16-,17-,18+,19+,20+,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1

InChI key

RUDATBOHQWOJDD-UZVSRGJWSA-N

Gene Information

human ... NR1H4(9971)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Ursodeoxycholic acid EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Marco Carbone et al.
Gastroenterology, 144(3), 560-569 (2012-12-19)
BACKGROUND, & AIMS: Studies of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) phenotypes largely have been performed using small and selected populations. Study size has precluded investigation of important disease subgroups, such as men and young patients. We used a national patient cohort
Yan Gong et al.
The American journal of gastroenterology, 102(8), 1799-1807 (2007-04-27)
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is used for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), but the beneficial effects remain controversial. We performed an updated systematic review to evaluate the benefits and harms of UDCA in patients with PBC. We included randomized clinical trials evaluating
Raoul Poupon
Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology, 36 Suppl 1, S3-12 (2012-11-13)
Chronic cholestasis and liver inflammation are the two main pathophysiological components of the two major classes of disease - primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - leading to bile duct destruction and ultimately to cirrhosis and liver
Marcelo G Roma et al.
Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 121(12), 523-544 (2011-08-23)
UDCA (ursodeoxycholic acid) is the therapeutic agent most widely used for the treatment of cholestatic hepatopathies. Its use has expanded to other kinds of hepatic diseases, and even to extrahepatic ones. Such versatility is the result of its multiple mechanisms
Joana D Amaral et al.
Journal of lipid research, 50(9), 1721-1734 (2009-05-07)
Bile acids are a group of molecular species of acidic steroids with peculiar physical-chemical and biological characteristics. At high concentrations they become toxic to mammalian cells, and their presence is pertinent in the pathogenesis of several liver diseases and colon
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