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Product name | Ursodeoxycholic acid |
CAS number | 128-13-2 |
Molecular formula | C24H40O4 |
Molecular weight | 392.57 |
Appearance | White Powder |
Purity | 99.0% |
Description | Ursodeoxycholic acid, the main component is 3a, 7 β- Dihydroxy-5 β- Cholestane-24-acid is an organic compound, odorless and bitter. This product is easily soluble in ethanol; It is easily soluble in glacial acetic acid. Medically, it is used to increase the secretion of bile acids, change the composition of bile, reduce cholesterol and cholesterol lipids in bile, and is conducive to the gradual dissolution of cholesterol in gallstones. |
UDCA has been used as medical therapy in gallstone disease (cholelithiasis) and for biliary sludge. UDCA helps reduce the cholesterol saturation of bile and leads to gradual dissolution of cholesterol-rich gallstones.
UDCA may be given after bariatric surgery to prevent cholelithiasis, which commonly occurs due to the rapid weight loss producing biliary cholesterol oversaturation and also biliary dyskinesia secondary hormonal changes. It is used to treat gallstones, cholestatic liver diseases, fatty liver, various types of hepatitis, toxic liver disorder, cholecystitis, cholangitis, biliary dyspepsia, bile reflux gastritis, eye diseases, etc.