Compound name: Sodium Cholate Chemical Class:
Acid Description: Cholic acid is a bile acid, anionic detergent, a white crystalline substance. Commonly used in diagnostic applications, antigen/ vaccine preparation, preventing nonspecific binding in affinity chromatography etc. Sodium cholate exhibits a very low capability to inhibit microbial adhesion. Sodium cholate are used in some contraceptive sponges as spermicide. Database Links: CHEBI:26711
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