PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 200-202 °C |
| Boiling point: | 565.7±40.0 °C(Predicted) |
| Density | 1.184±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted) |
| storage temp. | Refrigerator |
| solubility | DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |
| form | Solid |
| pka | 4.76±0.10(Predicted) |
| color | White to Off-White |
Description and Uses
α-Muricholic acid is a murine-specific primary bile acid. Dietary administration of soybean protein decreases fecal levels of α-muricholic acid in mice with high-fat diet-induced obesity which correlates with increases in fecal Clostridium cluster XIVa, a major producer of secondary bile acids. Plasma, liver, and muscle levels of α-muricholic acid are increased in mice switched from a high-fat to low-fat diet.
α-Muricholic Acid is an bile acid found in urine. Studies have linked α-Muricholic in the understanding of the complex signaling pathways of hepatic lipid abnormalities with type 2 diabetes and a treatment target for this condition.
