Product name:Cholic acid Synonyms:3, 7, 12-trihydroxy-cholan-24-oic acid;5beta-cholan-24-oic acid, 3alpha, 7alpha, 12alpha-trihydroxy-;cholan-24-oic acid, 3, 7, 12-trihydroxy-, (3alpha, 5beta, 7alpha, 12alpha)-;3, 7, 12-trihydroxycholanic acid;3a, 7a, 12a-trihydroxy-5b-cholan-24-oic acid;3alpha, 7alpha, 12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholanic acid;3alpha, 7alpha, 12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-ic acid;3alpha, 7alpha, 12alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid Cas:81-25-4 Mf:C24h40o5 Mw:408.57 Einecs:201-337-8 Product categories:Intermediates & fine chemicals;pharmaceuticals;steroids Mol file:81-25-4.Mol   Cholic acid chemical properties Mp 200-201 °c(lit.) Alpha 36 º (c=0.6, 95% etoh) Storage temp. Store at rt. Solubility Methanol: 0.1 g/ml, clear Water solubility 0.28 g/l (15 ºc) Merck 14, 2203 Brn 2822009 Cas database reference81-25-4(cas database reference) Nist chemistry referenceCholic acid(81-25-4) Epa substance registry systemCholan-24-oic acid, 3, 7, 12-trihydroxy-, (3.Alpha., 5.Beta., 7.Alpha., 12.Alpha.)-(81-25-4) Chemical property This product is present in bovine, sheep, pig bile. Colorless flaky or white crystalline powder. Some bitter, taste some sweet feeling. Mp198 deg c, specific rotation (c=0.6, ethanol) + 37 degrees, besides the above acid about dissolved in a 300 ml ethanol or acetone, 7ml of glacial acetic acid and very little soluble in water. Water complexes for white sheet crystal.1927, h.Wieland (germany) on bile acid composition, won the nobel prize in chemistry. Efficacy A with steroid structure of organic acid, emulsified fat, promote digestion. Artificial bezoar raw material medicine, used in health care products and food additives and feed additive.