Trihydroxycholestanoic acid is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of cholic acid .1 Elevated plasma levels of trihydroxycholestanoic acid have been found in patients with Zellweger syndrome, a neurological disorder characterized by mutations in PEX genes which result in defects in peroxisome formation.2,3

547-98-8

C27H46O5

450.65

Trihydroxycoprostanic Acid;Trihydroxycholestanoic Acid

Chloroform:Slightly soluble,Heated
Ethanol:Slightly soluble
DMSO:Slightly soluble
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In solvent: -80°C for 2 years