3alpha-Hydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oic acid 3-sulfate disodium salt hydrate

Lithocholic acid 3-sulfate is a metabolite of the secondary bile acid lithocholic acid . It is water soluble and the primary form of lithocholic acid in the bile duct. Lithocholic acid 3-sulfate forms a complex with calcium in vitro. Biliary secretion of lithocholic acid 3-sulfate is increased in a rat model of diabetes induced by streptozotocin .

Lithocholic Sulfate Disodium Salt is an impurity of Cholic Acid (C432600), a choleretic produced by and isolated from liver cells.

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