Glycocholic acid hydrate synthetic

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Labelled Glycocholic Acid. The product of conjugation of cholic acid with glycine; chief ingredient of the bile of herbivorous animals. In the weakly alkaline bile fluid glycocholic acid exists as the sodium salt.

Glycocholic acid hydrate has been used in a study to assess the invasiveness of Cryptosporidium spp. Into cultured cells. It has also been used in a study to investigate the interaction of chitosan and oil-in-water emulsions under conditions simulating the digestive system.

ChEBI: 2-[[(4R)-4-[(3R,5S,7R,8R,9S,10S,12S,13R,14S,17R)-3,7,12-Trihydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoyl]amino]acetic acid;hydrate is a bile acid glycine conjugate.