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Cholic acid

Cholic acid

IUPAC name	3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholanic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	81-25-4
SMILES	C[C@@]34[C@] (CC[C@@H]4[C@@H] (CCC(O)=O)C) ([H])[C@]2([H]) [C@H](O)C[C@]1 ([H])C[C@H](O) CC[C@@](C)1[C@] ([H])2C[C@@H]3O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₄H₄₀O₅
Molar mass	408.57 g/mol
Melting point	200-201 °C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Cholic acid is a bile acid, a white crystalline substance insoluble in water (soluble in alcohol and acetic acid), with a melting point of 200-201 °C. Salts of cholic acid are called cholates. Cholic acid, along with chenodeoxycholic acid, is one of two major bile acids produced by the liver where it is synthesized from cholesterol. Of the two major bile acids, cholate derivatives represent approximately eighty percent of all bile acids. These derivatives are made from cholyl-CoA which forms a conjugate with either glycine, or taurine, yielding glycocholic and taurocholic acid respectively.