Dehydrocholic acid

Dehydrocholic acid: bile acid derivative (triketo cholanic acid).

Dehydrocholic acid testing at Vanguard Laboratory: identity, purity and quantity $250 per sample, with results in 3 to 5 business days.

Structure

2D structure of Dehydrocholic acid

Dehydrocholic acid: 2D structure drawn from the PubChem record (CID 6674).

Compound data

CAS number

81-23-2

Formula

C24H34O5

Molecular weight

402.52 g/mol

Type

Bile acid derivative (triketo cholanic acid)

Structure and names

Identity: Dehydrocholic acid

IUPAC name: (4R)-4-[(5S,8R,9S,10S,13R,14S,17R)-10,13-dimethyl-3,7,12-trioxo-1,2,4,5,6,8,9,11,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]pentanoic acid

How Vanguard tests Dehydrocholic acid

Method for the $250 identity, purity and quantity test: Chromatographic assay, with detection selected for the compound, against a reference standard, with results in 3 to 5 business days.

The USP monograph covers identity by infrared spectroscopy, assay by acid-base titration with sodium hydroxide, residue on ignition, a barium limit, melting range, optical rotation, loss on drying, odor on boiling, and microbial limits including absence of Salmonella. Full testing to the USP Dehydrocholic Acid monograph is available and quoted.

What's reported

  • Purity, as percent of total peak area
  • Quantity, against the label claim
  • Identity, reported as match or no match against the reference standard
  • With monograph testing (quoted): the monograph’s tests against its limits

Tests and prices

$250

Chromatographic purity and mg per unit by the method matched to the compound, identity against a reference standard. 1 unit.

$200

Chromatographic purity on bulk powder. 50 mg.

Add-on tests

Add-on testPrice
Identity and impurities
FTIR identity$90
CHNS elemental analysis (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur)$125
Chiral purity (where a chiral method exists; new methods quoted)$250
Water, solvents and salt form
Water content by Karl Fischer$60
Residual solvents$150
Counterions: chloride, acetate and TFA$70
Assay
Assay, % w/w (with raw powder purity; $250 together)+$50
Metals and conformity
Heavy metals: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury and lead$150
Conformity: purity and quantity on more units from the same lot$100 per extra unit
Microbiology (injectables)
Endotoxin$210
Sterility or bioburden$150
Container closure integrity (CCI)$50
Screening
Fentanyl screen$50

10% off for 10 or more samples.

Need something else? Other tests are available on request.

Sample amount and turnaround

Purity and quantity is $250 per sample (1 unit) and raw powder purity is $200 for 50 mg, with results in 3 to 5 business days. Send the material sealed and labeled, with the label claim and the form it contains.

Salts, forms and compendial references

  • Dehydrocholic Acid (CAS 81-23-2)
  • Tell us the salt or form the label states, so quantity is reported on the same basis.

Questions about Dehydrocholic acid testing

Is the $250 test the same as USP monograph testing?

No. The $250 test covers identity, purity and quantity by a chromatographic assay, with detection selected for the compound. Full testing to the USP Dehydrocholic Acid monograph is available and quoted.

How is dehydrocholic acid related to cholic acid?

Dehydrocholic acid is cholic acid with its three hydroxyl groups oxidized to ketones. Partly oxidized intermediates and leftover cholic acid differ in mass, so the test can pick them up.

Why is dehydrocholic acid harder to detect with a standard UV detector?

It has only weak UV absorbance from its ketone groups, so the lab uses a detection method suited to the compound.

Sources

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6674

Identity facts from the USP monograph header for this compound.

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