Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 2-[[(3α,5β,6α,7α)-6-ethyl-3,7-dihydroxy-24-oxocholan-24-yl]amino]-ethanesulfonic acid, monosodium salt
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C28H48NO6S • Na
Formula Weight: 549,7
Shelf life (days): 1095
CAS Number: 2278141-79-8
Notes: Tauro-obeticholic acid is an active metabolite of obeticholic acid, which is a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) agonist and semisynthetic derivative of chenodeoxycholic acid (Item No. 10011286).{46303,65749} Tauro-obeticholic acid is formed from obeticholic acid by taurine conjugation in the liver but can be reconverted back to obeticholic acid by intestinal microflora.