Glycolithocholic acid (sodium)

Glycolithocholic acid (Lithocholylglycine) sodium is the sodium salt of Glycolithocholic acid. Glycolithocholic acid is a glycine-conjugated secondary bile acid. Glycolithocholic acid can be used to diagnose ulcerative colitis (UC), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) [1][2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[24404-83-9]

Product Name Alternative

Lithocholylglycine (sodium)

UNSPSC

12352211

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Reference compound

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism

Field of Research

Metabolic Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/glycolithocholic-acid-sodium.html

Purity

98.0

Solubility

DMSO : 25 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C) |H2O : < 0.1 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)

Smiles

O=C(O[Na])CNC(CC[C@@H](C)[C@H]1CC[C@@]2([H])[C@]3([H])CC[C@]4([H])C[C@H](O)CC[C@]4(C)[C@@]3([H])CC[C@]12C)=O

Molecular Formula

C26H42NNaO4

Molecular Weight

455.61

References & Citations

[1]Tanno N, et, al. Biliary lipid composition in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and influence of treatment with probucol. Dig Dis Sci. 1994 Jul;39 (7) :1586-91.|[2]Ang ZH, et, al. Altered profiles of fecal bile acids correlate with gut microbiota and inflammatory responses in patients with ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Jun 28;27 (24) :3609-3629.