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Metabolite IDPAMDB001819
Identification
Name: Cholic acid
Description:Cholic acid is involved in absorption of fat and cholesterol excretion.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 17b-[1-Methyl-3-carboxypropyl]etiocholane-3a,7a,12a-triol
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-5b-cholan-24-oate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-5b-cholan-24-oic acid
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-5b-cholanate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-5b-cholanic acid
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-5b-cholanoate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-5b-cholanoic acid
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-b-cholanate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-b-cholanic acid
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-beta-cholanate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-beta-cholanic acid
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-β-cholanate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxy-β-cholanic acid
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxycholanate
  • 3a,7a,12a-Trihydroxycholanic acid
  • 5b-Cholanate-3a,7a,12a-triol
  • 5b-Cholanic acid-3a,7a,12a-triol
  • 5b-Cholate
  • 5b-Cholic acid
  • Cholalate
  • Cholalic acid
  • Cholalin
  • Cholate
  • Colalin
Chemical Formula: C24H40O5
Average Molecular Weight: 408.5714
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 408.28757439
InChI Key: BHQCQFFYRZLCQQ-IATNSQEUSA-N
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
CAS number: 81-25-4
IUPAC Name:(4R)-4-[(1S,2S,5R,7S,10R,11S,14R,15R,16S)-5,9,16-trihydroxy-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0?,??0??,???heptadecan-14-yl]pentanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: (4R)-4-[(1S,2S,5R,7S,10R,11S,14R,15R,16S)-5,9,16-trihydroxy-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0?,??0??,???heptadecan-14-yl]pentanoic acid
SMILES:[H][C@@](C)(CCC(O)=O)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]2([H])[C@]3([H])C([H])(O)C[C@]4([H])C[C@]([H])(O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])C[C@]([H])(O)[C@]12C
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as trihydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives. These are prenol lipids structurally characterized by a bile acid or alcohol which bears three hydroxyl groups.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
Class Steroids and steroid derivatives
Sub ClassBile acids, alcohols and derivatives
Direct Parent Trihydroxy bile acids, alcohols and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Trihydroxy bile acid, alcohol, or derivatives
  • 7-hydroxysteroid
  • 3-alpha-hydroxysteroid
  • Hydroxysteroid
  • 12-hydroxysteroid
  • 3-hydroxysteroid
  • Cyclic alcohol
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Polyol
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors Not Available
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-1
Melting point: 197-201 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:0.175 mg/mL [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]PhysProp
LogP:2.02 [RODA,A ET AL. (1990)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0738 mg/mLALOGPS
logP2.26ALOGPS
logP2.48ChemAxon
logS-3.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.48ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-0.16ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count5ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area97.99 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count4ChemAxon
Refractivity110.79 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability46.95 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings4ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Pathways: Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-0000900000-808c992335220d55eb9aView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0a4i-0000900000-4d45fc21c585f246a9b6View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Negative (Annotated)splash10-0ap4-9184300000-4f617757041cb4124546View in MoNA
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot Available
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot Available
References
References:
  • Winder, C. L., Dunn, W. B., Schuler, S., Broadhurst, D., Jarvis, R., Stephens, G. M., Goodacre, R. (2008). "Global metabolic profiling of Escherichia coli cultures: an evaluation of methods for quenching and extraction of intracellular metabolites." Anal Chem 80:2939-2948. Pubmed: 18331064
Synthesis Reference: Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Download (PDF)
External Links:
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CHEBI ID16359
HMDB IDHMDB00619
Pubchem Compound ID221493
Kegg IDC00695
ChemSpider ID17216023
WikipediaCholic acid
BioCyc IDNot Available