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C6271

Sigma-Aldrich

5β-Cholanic acid-3-one

Synonym(s):

3-Keto-5β-cholanic acid, Dehydrolithocholic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H38O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
374.56
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:

SMILES string

[H][C@]12CC[C@@]3([H])[C@]4([H])CC[C@]([H])([C@H](C)CCC(O)=O)[C@@]4(C)CC[C@]3([H])[C@@]1(C)CCC(=O)C2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Y Amuro et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 837(1), 20-26 (1985-10-23)
The formation of lithocholic and isolithocholic acids from 3-keto-5 beta-cholanoic acid by human liver cytosol was examined in vitro. Liver cytosol was incubated at various pH levels with 3-keto-5 beta-cholanoic acid in a phosphate buffer containing NADPH or NADH; the
R W Owen et al.
Journal of steroid biochemistry, 22(6), 817-822 (1985-06-01)
The metabolism of unsaturated bile acids and androstanes by mixed human faecal cultures has been studied. The reactions observed were mainly reductive. Unsaturated 4-ene-3-oxo and 1,4-diene-3-oxo bile acids were reduced in Ring A. 5 beta-3-Oxo bile acids were reduced to
Hiroyuki Sato et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 51(6), 1831-1841 (2008-03-01)
TGR5, a metabotropic receptor that is G-protein-coupled to the induction of adenylate cyclase, has been recognized as the molecular link connecting bile acids to the control of energy and glucose homeostasis. With the aim of disclosing novel selective modulators of

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