Cholic acid

Cholic acid
IUPAC name (R)-4-((3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)- 3,7,12-trihydroxy-10,13-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H- cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)pentanoic acid
Other names 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholanoic acid
Identifiers
CAS number	81-25-4 Y
PubChem	221493
ChemSpider	192176 Y
UNII	G1JO7801AE Y
DrugBank	DB02659
ChEBI	CHEBI:16359 N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL205596 N
ATC code	A05AA03
Jmol-3D images	{{#if:C[C@H](CCC(=O)O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1([C@H](C[C@H]3[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)O)O)C|Image 1
SMILES C[C@H](CCC(=O)O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1([C@H](C[C@H]3[C@H]2[C@@H](C[C@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)O)O)C
InChI InChI=1S/C24H40O5/c1-13(4-7-21(28)29)16-5-6-17-22-18(12-20(27)24(16,17)3)23(2)9-8-15(25)10-14(23)11-19(22)26/h13-20,22,25-27H,4-12H2,1-3H3,(H,28,29)/t13-,14+,15-,16-,17+,18+,19-,20+,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1 Y Key: BHQCQFFYRZLCQQ-OELDTZBJSA-N Y InChI=1/C24H40O5/c1-13(4-7-21(28)29)16-5-6-17-22-18(12-20(27)24(16,17)3)23(2)9-8-15(25)10-14(23)11-19(22)26/h13-20,22,25-27H,4-12H2,1-3H3,(H,28,29)/t13-,14+,15-,16-,17+,18+,19-,20+,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1 Key: BHQCQFFYRZLCQQ-OELDTZBJBZ
Properties
Molecular formula	C24H40O5
Molar mass	408.57 g/mol
Melting point	200-201 °C
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Cholic acid is a bile acid,^[1] 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 exchanges its CoA with either glycine, or taurine, yielding glycocholic and taurocholic acid respectively.^[2]

Cholic acid downregulates cholesterol-7-α-hydroxylase (rate-limiting step in bile acid synthesis), and cholesterol does the opposite.  This is why chenodeoxycholic acid, and not cholic acid, can be used to treat gallstones (because decreasing bile acid synthesis would supersaturate the stones even more).^[3][4]

Cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid are the most important human bile acids.  Some other mammals synthesize predominantly deoxycholic acid.^[5]

Structure of cholic acid showing relationship to other bile acids

Interactive pathway map

Click on genes, proteins and metabolites below to link to respective articles. ^{[§ 1]}

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Statin Pathway edit

1. ↑ The interactive pathway map can be edited at WikiPathways: "Statin_Pathway_WP430". 

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