BILE SALTS Chemical Properties

storage temp. 

10-30°C

solubility 

H₂O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, faintly yellow

form 

powder

Water Solubility 

H2O: 0.1g/mL, clear, faintly yellow

Safety Information

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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BILE SALTS Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

This product is a mixture of sodium taurocholate and sodium glycocholate extracted from pig bile and cow bile. It is brownish yellow or light yellow powder, with fresh bile odor, taste bitter at first and then sweet. Soluble in water, ethanol, insoluble in ether. Moisture-inducing, can be deliquescent in air.

Uses

Bile salts may be used as one of the selective agents to prevent the growth of injured Escherichia coli cells, in an experiment done in order to identify the specific agent in the selective media which would inhibit the growth of the injured Escherichia coli ML30 cells. It may also be used for identification of isolates of Vibrio (Beneckea) vulnificus which is a halophilic bacterium, found responsible for causing several human infections.

Definition

Sodium salts of glycocholic and taurocholic acids important for physiological fat absorption.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bile salts are surface-active steroid compounds and their primary physiological function is to aid in the digestion of lipophilic nutrients in intestinal tracts of vertebrates.

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