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cholic acid

main bile acid
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q287415
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Summary

cholic acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • cholic acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • cholic acid's physically interacts with is recorded as G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1[4].
  • cholic acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as CC(CCC(=O)O)C1CCC2C1(C(CC3C2C(CC4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)O)O)C[5].
  • cholic acid's chemical formula is recorded as C₂₄H₄₀O₅[6].
  • cholic acid is a type of bile acids[7].
  • cholic acid is a type of sterol[8].
  • cholic acid is a type of (4R)-4-[(1R,3aS,3bR,5aS,7R,9aS,9bS,11S,11aR)-4,7,11-trihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]pentanoic acid[9].
  • cholic acid is used for food additive[10].
  • cholic acid is used for medication[11].
  • cholic acid's Commons category is recorded as Cholic acid[12].
  • cholic acid comprises carbon[13].

Why It Matters

cholic acid ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → bile acids, sterol, (4R)-4-[(1R,3aS,3bR,5aS,7R,9aS,9bS,11S,11aR)-4,7,11-trihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]pentanoic acid
    Found in taxon → Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Homo sapiens, Caenorhabditis elegans +2
    Has part(s) → carbon
    Catalog → CAS COVID-19 Anti-Viral Candidate Compounds
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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