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General Description
• Deoxycholic acid is a 5beta-cholan-24-oic acid derivative with hydroxy substitutions at carbons 3 and 12
• Deoxycholic acid’s role is to absorb fats by emulsifying and solubilizing them
Applications
• Deoxycholic acid may be used for laboratory study of submental fat
• Deoxycholic acid is capable of disrupting cell membranes
• In laboratory research applications, deoxycholic acid can be used to solubilize proteins or as a secondary standard
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