Cholic acid

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Description

A bitter-tasting bile acid. Cholic acid is obtained naturally from ox bile extracts and commercially from Cholesterol. It is used as a natural sequestrant and detergent. Bile acid can neutralize PH and solubilize many inorganic salts. The sodium salt of cholic acid is the primary component in Oxgall.

Chemical structure

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Synonyms and Related Terms

bile acid; ox gall; ox bile extract

Risks

  • Hygroscopic.
  • Fisher Scientific: MSDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in acetic acid, acetone and ethanol. Slightly soluble in chloroform. Insoluble in water and benzene.

Composition C23H49O3COOH
CAS 81-25-4
Melting Point 198-199 C
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 408.57

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Richard C. Wolbers, Nanette T. Sterman, Chris Stavroudis, Notes for Workshop on New Methods in the Cleaning of Paintings, J.Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 1990
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 2258
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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