Cholanic acid is a carboxylic acid derivative of the cholane class of steroids. It is a component of bile.[1]

Cholanic acid
Names
IUPAC name
(4R)-4-[(8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-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
Other names
Cholan-24-oic acid; Ursocholanic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.042.546 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 246-816-2
UNII
  • InChI=nChI=1S/C24H40O2/c1-16(7-12-22(25)26)19-10-11-20-18-9-8-17-6-4-5-14-23(17,2)21(18)13-15-24(19,20)3/h16-21H,4-15H2,1-3H3,(H,25,26)/t16-,17?,18+,19-,20+,21+,23+,24-/m1/s1 InChIKey = RPKLZQLYODPWTM-KBMWBBLPSA-N
  • C[C@@]12[C@]([C@]3([C@](CC1)([C@]4(C)C(CC3)(CCCC4)[H])[H])[H])(CC[C@@]2([C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C)[H])[H]
Properties
C24H40O2
Molar mass 360.582 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

References

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  1. ^ Ganitkevich IV (1984). "[Cellular and molecular mechanisms of the physiological action of bile acids]". Uspekhi Fiziologicheskikh Nauk (in Russian). 15 (4): 46–67. PMID 6095555.