Apocholic acid is an
unsaturated bile acid
Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals and other vertebrates. Diverse bile acids are synthesized in the liver. Bile acids are conjugated with taurine or glycine residues to give anions called bile salts.
Primary b ...
first characterized in the 1920s. It has questionable carcinogenic activity as experimentally, sarcomas were induced in mice with injection of deoxycholic acid.
The
salts and
esters of apocholic acid are known as apocholates.
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See also
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Apocholate citrate agar Apocholate citrate agar (ACA) is a selective environment used to isolate '' Shigella'' and ''Salmonella'' bacteria. The name derives from apocholate and citrate in agar
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External links
5-beta-Chol-8(14)-en-24-oic acid, 3-alpha,12-alpha-dihydroxy-, sodium salt at environmentalchemistry.com
Bile acids
Cholanes
Diols
Hydroxy acids
Secondary alcohols