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Ursodiol

United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

Ursodeoxycholic acid, 3α,7β-Dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid, 5β-Cholan-24-oic acid-3α,7β-diol, 7β-Hydroxylithocholic acid, UDCS

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C24H40O4
CAS Number:
128-13-2
Molecular Weight:
392.57
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3219888
MDL number:
MFCD00003680
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329751468
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

ursodiol

manufacturer/tradename

USP

mp

203-204 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C24H40O4/c1-14(4-7-21(27)28)17-5-6-18-22-19(9-11-24(17,18)3)23(2)10-8-16(25)12-15(23)13-20(22)26/h14-20,22,25-26H,4-13H2,1-3H3,(H,27,28)/t14-,15+,16-,17-,18+,19+,20+,22+,23+,24-/m1/s1

InChI key

RUDATBOHQWOJDD-UZVSRGJWSA-N

Gene Information

human ... NR1H4(9971)

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General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Ursodiol USP reference standard, intended for use in specified quality tests and assays as specified in the USP compendia.

Analysis Note

These products are for test and assay use only. They are not meant for administration to humans or animals and cannot be used to diagnose, treat, or cure diseases of any kind.  ​

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

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hcodes

H315,H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

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WGK 2

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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R A Rubin et al.
Annals of internal medicine, 121(3), 207-218 (1994-08-01)
To explain the rationale supporting the use of ursodiol (ursodeoxycholic acid) for the treatment of patients with cholesterol gallstones and chronic liver diseases and to describe the results obtained in clinical trials. Personal databases of the authors and MEDLINE were
Siddharth Singh et al.
Inflammatory bowel diseases, 19(8), 1631-1638 (2013-05-15)
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) may modify the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated colorectal cancer. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies evaluating the effect of UDCA on the risk of IBD-associated colorectal neoplasia (CRN) (defined as colorectal cancer
Ursodeoxycholic acid for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis.
Keith Lindor
The New England journal of medicine, 357(15), 1524-1529 (2007-10-12)
Ursodeoxycholic acid in chronic hepatitis C.
Raoul Poupon et al.
Gut, 56(12), 1652-1653 (2007-11-14)
Joana D Amaral et al.
Journal of lipid research, 50(9), 1721-1734 (2009-05-07)
Bile acids are a group of molecular species of acidic steroids with peculiar physical-chemical and biological characteristics. At high concentrations they become toxic to mammalian cells, and their presence is pertinent in the pathogenesis of several liver diseases and colon
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