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Glycocholic acid (CAS 475-31-0)

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Alternate Names:
N-Choloylglycine
Application:
Glycocholic acid is a conjugate of cholic acid and glycine
CAS Number:
475-31-0
Purity:
≥95%
Molecular Weight:
465.62
Molecular Formula:
C26H43NO6
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Glycocholic acid is a bile acid that is naturally produced in the liver and found in the bile of humans and animals. It plays an important role in the digestion and absorption of dietary fats. Glycocholic acid acts as a surfactant, helping to emulsify fats and facilitate their breakdown by lipases. It is also involved in the solubilization and absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and other nutrients in the small intestine.


Glycocholic acid (CAS 475-31-0) References

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  2. Glycocholic acid and glycodeoxycholic acid but not glycoursocholic acid inhibit bile acid synthesis in the rabbit.  |  Xu, G., et al. 1992. Gastroenterology. 102: 1717-23. PMID: 1568582
  3. Repeated administration of a vitamin preparation containing glycocholic acid in patients with hepatobiliary disease.  |  Rifai, K., et al. 2006. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 23: 1337-45. PMID: 16629939
  4. Urinary metabolic profiling identifies a key role for glycocholic acid in human liver cancer by ultra-performance liquid-chromatography coupled with high-definition mass spectrometry.  |  Zhang, A., et al. 2013. Clin Chim Acta. 418: 86-90. PMID: 23313056
  5. Development of an Indirect Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Glycocholic Acid Based on Chicken Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibodies.  |  Cui, X., et al. 2017. Anal Chem. 89: 11091-11097. PMID: 28942640
  6. Quantification of glycocholic acid in human serum by stable isotope dilution ultra performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry.  |  Guo, C., et al. 2018. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 1072: 315-319. PMID: 29202363
  7. Sodium Hypochlorite and a Preparation Containing Glycocholic Acid and Surfactants Have a Synergistic Action on Organic Tissue Dissolution In Vitro.  |  Peña López, A., et al. 2018. J Endod. 44: 813-815. PMID: 29550010
  8. Biotinylated single-chain variable fragment-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for glycocholic acid.  |  Cui, X., et al. 2018. Analyst. 143: 2057-2065. PMID: 29629470
  9. Discovery of glycocholic acid and taurochenodeoxycholic acid as phenotypic biomarkers in cholangiocarcinoma.  |  Song, WS., et al. 2018. Sci Rep. 8: 11088. PMID: 30038332
  10. Prussian blue nanoparticles with peroxidase-mimicking properties in a dual immunoassays for glycocholic acid.  |  He, Q., et al. 2020. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 187: 113317. PMID: 32416340
  11. Distinctive Weak Interactions Underlie Diverse Nucleation and Small-Angle Scattering Behavior of Aqueous Cholesterol, Cholesteryl Hemisuccinate, and Glycocholic Acid.  |  Hazra, R. and Roy, D. 2021. J Phys Chem B. 125: 612-624. PMID: 33417461
  12. Enhanced performance of a surface plasmon resonance-based immunosensor for the detection of glycocholic acid.  |  He, Q., et al. 2021. Anal Methods. 13: 1919-1924. PMID: 33913980
  13. Development of enzyme-free single-step immunoassays for glycocholic acid based on palladium nanoparticle-mediated signal generation.  |  Cui, X., et al. 2021. Anal Bioanal Chem. 413: 5733-5742. PMID: 34476526
  14. Interaction of mixed micelles formed from glycocholic acid and lecithin with the protein binding of various drugs.  |  Guentert, TW., et al. 1987. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 23: 569-77. PMID: 3593626
  15. Glycocholic acid aggravates liver fibrosis by promoting the up-regulation of connective tissue growth factor in hepatocytes.  |  Yuan, Z., et al. 2023. Cell Signal. 101: 110508. PMID: 36341984

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50 g
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sc-218574E
100 g
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