Bioactivity | 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]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Glycolithocholic acid sodium | ||||||||||||
CAS | 24404-83-9 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C26H42NNaO4 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 455.61 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
Storage |
|
||||||||||||
Reference | [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. |