deoxycholate Research Reference

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bile acid anion compound Reference needs_revision Best effort · source review pending

Also known as: 3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholanate, 3alpha,12alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-cholan-24-oate, deoxycholic acid anion, deoxycholate anion, desoxycholat

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Quick Facts

Reference Sizes

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Best-Effort Research Profile

Deoxycholate is a cholanic acid anion and bile acid anion derived from deoxycholic acid. It is a human metabolite and exists as an anion at physiological pH. Deoxycholate should be distinguished from deoxycholic acid, the neutral conjugate acid, and from sodium deoxycholate, a salt containing the deoxycholate anion.

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Research Profile

Reported Research Effects

Human metabolite
Bile acid anion
Physiological detergent involved in solubilization and intestinal absorption of lipids
Cholagogue/choleretic-associated bile acid entity

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Research Notes

The FDA-labeled pharmaceutical product reviewed is deoxycholic acid injection rather than isolated deoxycholate. Its labeled subcutaneous administration, pharmacokinetic values, and storage conditions should not be automatically assigned to the generic deoxycholate anion. No universally appropriate catalog reference package size was identified for the ionic entity itself; commonSizes is therefore left empty.

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Registry Identifiers

PubChem CID 9548661; ChEBI CHEBI:23614; molecular formula C24H39O4−; formal charge −1; molecular weight 391.6 g/mol; InChIKey KXGVEGMKQFWNSR-LLQZFEROSA-M

Source-Backed Observations

Deoxycholate is the conjugate base of deoxycholic acid. Bile acids are amphipathic physiological detergents involved in bile-mediated lipid solubilization, intestinal absorption, enterohepatic circulation, and sterol metabolism. The isolated anion is chemically distinct from sodium deoxycholate and from pharmaceutical deoxycholic-acid formulations.

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Sources Under Review

Deoxycholate, PubChem Compound Summary, CID 9548661
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Deoxycholate (accessed 2026-09-26)

KYBELLA (deoxycholic acid) injection prescribing information
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2015/206333s000lbl.pdf (accessed 2026-09-26)

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