Allocholic Acid – 10 mg

Brand:
Cayman
CAS:
2464-18-8
Storage:
-20
UN-No:
Non-Hazardous - /

Allocholic acid is a bile acid and an isomer of cholic acid (Item No. 20250).{53996} It is typically produced in the fetal or larval stages of development but has been found in adult mammals in the context of cancer or during liver regeneration in rats.{53996,53997} Allocholic acid is a precursor to petromyzonol (Item No. 98250), a bile acid of larval sea lamprey that acts as a migratory pheromone.{55234} The levels of allocholic acid are elevated in the plasma of mdr2-/- mice, a model of bile duct inflammation leading to hepatocellular carcinoma.{53998}  

 

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Description

A bile acid and isomer of cholic acid; typically produced in the fetal or larval stages of development but has been found in adult mammals in the context of cancer or during liver regeneration in rats; a precursor to petromyzonol; levels are elevated in the plasma of mdr2-/- mice in a model of bile duct inflammation and hepatocellular carcinogenesis


Formal name: (3α,5α,7α,12α)-3,7,12-trihydroxy-cholan-24-oic acid

Synonyms:  allo-Cholic Acid|5α-Allocholic Acid|ACA|AlloCA

Molecular weight: 408.6

CAS: 2464-18-8

Purity: ≥95%

Formulation: A solid