Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: (5β)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-24-norcholan-23-oic acid
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C23H38O5
Formula Weight: 394,5
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 60696-62-0
Notes: Norcholic acid is a bile acid and 23-carbon derivative of cholic acid (Item No. 20250).{57109} Levels of norcholic acid are increased in the urine of patients with liver cirrhosis or cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX), an inborn error of metabolism characterized by a deficiency in the mitochondrial enzyme sterol 27-hydrolylase (CYP27A1) that leads to progressive neurological symptoms.{61530,61531,47052}