Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: (3β,5β,12α)-3,12-dihydroxy-cholan-24-oic acid
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C24H40O4
Formula Weight: 392,6
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 570-63-8
Notes: 3-Epideoxycholic acid (EDCA) is a secondary bile acid and an epimer of deoxycholic acid (Item Nos. 20756 / 18231).{61936} EDCA has been used as a steroidal host compound for the enantioselective purification of (2R,3S)-3-methyl-2-pentanol from its racemates via enclathration.{61937} Fecal levels of EDCA are decreased in patients with pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).{61936}