Chenodeoxycholic Acid (CDCA)
CAS No.:474-25-9
Standard:In-house standard
Test method:HPLC
Assay:≥98%
Formula:C24H40O4
Molecular Weight:392.58
EINECS:    207-481-8
Melting Point:     167-171°C  
Water Solubility:     practically insoluble
Description:White crystalline powder,easily soluble in ethanol,almost insoluble in water.
Use: for the dissolution of cholesterol gallstonesbile, effective against bile pigment stone or mixed calculus.
Package: 5Kgs/Drum, 10Kgs/Drum,  and 25Kgs/Drum.
Storage:  In a cool, dry and ventilated place seal storage.

Chenodeoxycholic acid (also known as chenodesoxycholic acid and chenocholic acid) is a bile acid. It occurs as a white crystalline substance insoluble in water but soluble in alcohol and acetic acid, with melting point at 165-167 °C. Salts of this carboxylic acid are called chenodeoxycholates. Chenodeoxycholic acid is one of the 4 main organic acids produced by the liver.

(1)Chenodeoxycholic acid has been used as medical therapy to dissolve gallstones.
(2)Chenodeoxycholic acid can be used in the treatment of cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis.
(3)It can treatment for Hepatitis C infection that combines chenodeoxycholic acid with bezafibrate.
 
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