Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: N-[(3α,5β,7β)-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl]-glycine
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C26H43NO5
Formula Weight: 449,6
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 64480-66-6
Notes: Glycoursodeoxycholic acid (GUDCA) is a glycine-conjugated form of the secondary bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA; Item No. 15121).{48223,34418} It has antioxidant effects in vitro in Barrett’s esophagus cells and primary cultured rat neurons.{34417,34415} GUDCA reduces the levels of inflammatory cytokines and prevents cell death induced by unconjugated bilirubin in an astroglial cell model of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.{34416} Oral administration of GUDCA (500 mg/kg per day) decreases the severity of symptoms and increases the amount of A. muciniphila, a bacterial species commonly decreased in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in a mouse model of colitis.{34418}