β-Muricholic Acid, CAS 2393-59-1

Formulation: A crystalline solid

Formal Name: (5β)-3α,6β,7β-trihydroxy-cholan-24-oic acid

Purity: ≥95%

Formula Markup: C24H40O5

Formula Weight: 408,6

Shelf life (days): 730

CAS Number: 2393-59-1

Notes: β-Muricholic acid (β-MCA) is a murine-specific primary bile acid.{30824,45190} Dietary administration of β-MCA reduces HMG-CoA reductase activity in liver microsomes from mice fed a high cholesterol and cholic acid diet.{33864} Dietary administration of β-MCA also dissolves 100% of gallstones in a gallstone-susceptible mouse model of diet-induced cholesterol gallstones.{33865}

• SKU: CAY20287-10
• Manufacturer: Cayman Chemical
• Manufacturer SKU: 20287-10
• Green Labware: No
• Package Unit: 10 mg
• Quantity Unit: STK