Bile Acids
Bile acids are potent digestive surfactants which promote the absorption of lipids. They also represent the primary pathway for cholesterol catabolism and account for approximately 50% of the daily turnover of cholesterol [2]. However, bile acids are no longer limited to solely that. Bile acids have now been recognized as hormones involved in the regulation of various metabolic processes. Bile acids regulate not only their own synthesis and enterohepatic circulation, but also triglyceride, cholesterol, glucose and energy homeostasis. Current metabolomic and lipidomic efforts aim to provide new insights into the mechanism of bile acid signaling in the regulation of lipid metabolism and the maintenance of lipid homeostasis. [1,2]
Avanti offers a comprehensive line of unlabeled and deuterated pure bile acids as a complement to primary, secondary, and/or conjugated bile acid research. Order our bile acids for use in any clinical, toxicological, or research laboratory.
[1] Qi Y, Jiang C, Cheng J, Krausz KW, Li T, Ferrell JM, Gonzalez FJ, Chiang JY. Bile acid signaling in lipid metabolism: metabolomic and lipidomic analysis of lipid and bile acid markers linked to anti-obesity and anti-diabetes in mice. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Jan;1851(1):19-29. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.04.008. Epub 2014 May 4. PMID: 24796972; PMCID: PMC4219936.
[2] Staels B, Fonseca VA. Bile acids and metabolic regulation: mechanisms and clinical responses to bile acid sequestration. Diabetes Care. 2009 Nov;32 Suppl 2(Suppl 2):S237-45. doi: 10.2337/dc09-S355. PMID: 19875558; PMCID: PMC2811459.
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Cholic Acids
- BUY700159 - Hyocholic acid
- BUY700189 - 3α,6ß,7α,12α-tetrahydroxy bile acid (THBA)
- BUY700195 - Isolithocholic acid
- BUY700196 - Alloisolithocholic acid
- BUY700197 - Deoxycholic acid
- BUY700198 - Chenodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700199 - Ursodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700212 - Cholic acid
- BUY700213 - Allocholic acid
- BUY700214 - Hyodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700215 - Dehydrocholic acid
- BUY700216 - 7-Ketodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700217 - Dehydrolithocholic acid
- BUY700218 - Lithocholic acid
- BUY700219 - Isodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700228 - 3α,6α,7α,12α-tetrahydroxy bile acid (THBA)
- BUY700229 - Ursocholic acid
- BUY700230 - Dioxolithocholic acid
- BUY700231 - ω-Muricholic acid
- BUY700232 - α-Muricholic acid
- BUY700233 - β-Muricholic acid
- BUY700234 - 6,7-diketolithocholic acid
- BUY700236 - 12-ketochenodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700237 - 3-oxocholic acid
- BUY700238 - 7-ketolithocholic acid
- BUY700239 - 12-ketolithocholic acid
- BUY700240 - Nordeoxycholic acid
- BUY700241 - Apocholic acid
- BUY700254 - 3-oxo deoxycholic acid
- BUY700255 - 3-oxo chenodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700270 - Murideoxycholic acid
- BUY700289 - Apocholic Acid (Delta 14 isomer)
- BUY700330 - Allolithocholic acid
- BUY700347 - β-Hyodeoxycholic acid
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Cholic Acid Sulfates
- BUY700317 - Lithocholic acid 3-Sulfate (disodium salt)
- BUY700318 - Deoxycholic acid disulfate (trisodium salt)
- BUY700319 - Chenodeoxycholic acid disulfate (trisodium salt)
- BUY700320 - Chenodeoxycholic acid 3-sulfate (disodium salt)
- BUY700321 - Chenodeoxycholic acid 7-sulfate (disodium salt)
- BUY700322 - Deoxycholic acid 3-sulfate (disodium salt)
- BUY700323 - Cholic acid 3-sulfate (disodium salt)
- BUY700324 - Cholic acid 7-sulfate (disodium salt)
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Glycocholic Acids
- BUY700261 - Glycodehydrocholic acid
- BUY700262 - Glyco-γ-muricholic acid
- BUY700263 - Glycoursodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700264 - Glycohyodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700265 - Glycocholic acid
- BUY700266 - Glycochenodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700267 - Glycodeoxycholic acid
- BUY700268 - Glycolithocholic acid
- BUY700334 - Glyco-12-oxolithocholanoic acid
- BUY700335 - Glycoallolithocholanoic acid
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Taurocholic Acids
- BUY700242 - Taurodehydrocholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700243 - Tauro-α-muricholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700244 - Tauro-ß-muricholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700245 - Tauro-ω-muricholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700246 - Tauro-γ-muricholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700247 - Tauroursodeoxycholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700248 - Taurohyodeoxycholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700249 - Taurochenodeoxycholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700250 - Taurodeoxycholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700251 - Taurocholic acid, sodium salt
- BUY700252 - Taurolithocholic Acid, sodium salt
- BUY700312 - Tauro-3β,5α,6β-trihydroxycholanoic acid
- BUY700331 - Tauroallolithocholanoic acid
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Other Functionalized Bile Acids
- BUY700165 - 3ß-OH-7-oxocholenic acid
- BUY700227 - Cholenic acid
- BUY700311 - Glyco-3ß,5α,6ß -trihydroxycholanoic acid (NPCBA2)
- BUY700325 - 3β,5α,6β-trihydroxycholanoic acid
- BUY700332 - Tauroisolithocholanoic acid
- BUY700333 - Buy Tauro-12-oxolithocholanoic acid
- BUY700336 - Glycoisolithocholanoic acid
- BUY700339 - Glyco-ω-muricholanoic acid
- BUY700348 - Glyco-ß-muricholanoic acid
- BUY810392 - Taurocholyl-Lys-Biotin
- BUY810393 - Cholyl-Lys-Biotin
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Deuterated Bile Acids
- BUY330256 - Cholic acid-d4
- BUY330257 - Deoxycholic acid-d4
- BUY330258 - Lithocholic acid-d4
- BUY330259 - Chenodeoxycholic acid-(2,2,4,4-d4)
- BUY330260 - Ursodeoxycholic acid-d4
- BUY330271 - Glycodeoxycholic acid-d4
- BUY330272 - Taurodeoxycholic acid-d4, sodium salt
- BUY330273 - Glycochenodeoxycholic acid-d4
- BUY330274 - Taurochenodeoxycholic acid-d4, sodium salt
- BUY330275 - Glycolithocholic acid-d4
- BUY330276 - Glycoursodeoxycholic acid-d4
- BUY330277 - Glycocholic acid-d4
- BUY330278 - Taurocholic acid-d4, sodium salt
- BUY330279 - Tauroursodeoxycholic acid-d4, sodium salt
- BUY330280 - Taurolithocholic acid-d4, sodium salt
- BUY330839 - 3β,5α,6β-trihydroxycholanoic acid-d4
- BUY330840 - cholenic acid-d4
- Fluorescent Bile Acids