
Deoxycholic Acid
Deoxycholic acid is a bile acid that is 5beta-cholan-24-oic acid substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 3 and 12 respectively. It has a role as a human blood serum metabolite. It is a C24-steroid, a dihydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid and a bile acid. It is a conjugate acid of a deoxycholate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (4R)-4-[(3R,5R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,12-dihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C24H40O4
- Molecular weight
- 392.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 392.29265975 Da
- XLogP3
- 4.9
- Topological polar surface area
- 77.8 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 4
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 10
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:28834
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL406393
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID0042662
- PubMed:41563640
- PubMed:25724831
- PubMed:25684122
- PubMed:23094082
- PubMed:23066200
- PubMed:23059904
- PubMed:23049867
- PubMed:23003564
- PubMed:22988238
- PubMed:22978462
- PubMed:22952616
- PubMed:22939256
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